A West New Britain dance paddle.

A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal

West African wooden whistle with a lovely glossy patina

An Asmat drum with abstract incised and relief carving on the body; the handle with openwork carving in the form of a sequence of three birds and curvilinear forms possibly representing snakes.

An exceptionally old and rare Upper Sepik garamut terminal, carved with stylized faces in relief.

Mangbetu drum; hourglass form, membrane intact and secured with wooden pegs.

A musical percussion instrument, balafon.

A superb Baga ceremonial drum used in a fertilty ceremony

A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler.

An Eskimo Inuit fossil walrus ivory carving depicting a tree frog on a branch.

Egyptian bone fragment, probably a handle, carved with image of a female with foreign influence, possibly Phoenician.

A shell bangle carved from a section of tridacna (clam) shell from the Persian Gulf, the exterior surface with a series of finely incised scenes including winged horses and a bird in flight.

A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.

Islamic bone hairpin, with linear motif.

A pre-ban ivory bangle

A shell bangle carved from a section of tridacna (clam) shell from the Persian Gulf, the exterior surface with an incised motif of dotted circles which form an interlinking endless knot design.