Southern Highlands Early C20. Muted and ancient natural earth pigments. Height 123cm (48.5") Width 40cm (16").

Superb, crescent handled double nguzu face finals Solomon Canoe Paddle

Raminining Painted Ceremonial One Piece complete length hardwood Spears. C1960s. 

L 8'6" (260cm).

"These narrow and graceful canoe models exhibit the typical and extraordinarily refined aesthetics ... whose long and horzontal extentions are the highest expresion of this artistic sensibility." Doug...

Superb, bold, huge example, Circa WWII. Height 146cm (57") Width 42cm (16.5") Depth 4cm (1.5"). Papua New Guinea.

USD $3,500

Matty Island Wuvulu Manus Province. Unique group of five hourglass form, traditional food dishes, with the best features of rocking, round bottom and razor thin edges in superb state of preservation. ...

Massim Trobriand, Turtleshell, Crescent Topped Lime Spatula. Very finely balanced and worked rococo piece of sublime form. Decorated with Lime infill and discs of chama-shell attached to the crescent ...

Kanaka Circa 1870s. Honey patina, hard, heavy Casaurina wood.

Large example 32 inches, 82 cm.

19th Century Style Expanded Handle Butt.

Artist - Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra

Group - Gunwinggu

Location - West Arhem Land, Oenpelli

Subject - Black Rock Kangaroo, Wolerrk Narbelek,

Size - 74cm x 52cm

Circa 1970

Superb very old traditional example displaying deep dark age patina on one side in particular with bright pigment & design & well worn handle. ( see Meyer for same.) C WWII. H..70cm.28ins. W. 42cm.16....

Albert Namatjira, Hermannsburg C1930. Fully signed, partially under original old varnish. Very early, seminal and important Art Deco example. Length 24" (61cm) width 2.5" (6cm). National Treasure.

 

Flat, mortuary plaque of tridacna gigas (giant clam shell) intentionally broken on the grave of deceased senior men. Figures depict spirit world. Large, early example cut from huge shell. Height 32cm ...

From a very early Solomon collection. Identical to the Edge-Partington example (see extract) p.34 of 111 No.4. AN Turnbull Collection Wellington Bugitu Ysabel Island Solomon Islands.

Very heavy wood wi...

ARTIST: Andrew Jack Chinny O Chin 1917-1978

DIMENSIONS: 46cm (18ins)

MATERIAL: Local wood Crows Ash

CONDITION: Fine very well preserved presentation

AGE: Circa Pre - WW11 Depression Era

ETHNOGRAPHY: Tradit...