An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
Large Abelam spirit figure from a men's house
A large and impressive Abelam male spirit figure from a men's house, with extensive polychrome pigments.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
A Kwoma painted wooden mindja cult figure, used in yam harvest ceremony.
Asmat drum
Asmat drum
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.
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
A Sepik iron wood staff, the finial with two male figures and the shaft with finely carved abstract designs.
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
An early Islamic bone bead.
An early Islamic bone bead.
An early Islamic bone bead.
An early Islamic glass bead.
An early Islamic glass bead.
An early Islamic glass bead. Intact.
Islamic clay stamp with avian design
Islamic clay stamp with avian design
An Islamic clay stamp with avian design.
Pre Columbian pottery shallow vessel with painted designs
Pre Columbian pottery shallow vessel with painted designs
Pre Columbian pottery shallow vessel with painted designs in red, black and white pigments.
A fragmentary glazed faience figurine of Harpocrates, the infant Horus.
A fragmentary glazed faience figurine of Harpocrates, the infant Horus.
A fragmentary glazed faience figurine of Harpocrates, the infant Horus.
An early ivory game piece.
An early ivory game piece.
An early ivory game piece.
A Persian moulded glass perfume bottle of squat spherical form,
A Persian moulded glass perfume bottle of squat spherical form,
A Persian moulded glass perfume bottle of squat spherical form,
Ghaznavid green-glazed pottery tile decorated with mythological creature and dot motif.
Ghaznavid green-glazed pottery tile decorated with mythological creature and dot motif.
Ghaznavid green-glazed pottery tile decorated with mythological creature and dot motif.
Ghaznavid green-glazed pottery tile decorated with partridge and fleur-de-lys motif.
Ghaznavid green-glazed pottery tile decorated with partridge and fleur-de-lys motif.
Ghaznavid green-glazed pottery tile decorated with partridge and fleur-de-lys motif.
A rare early Islamic brown-glazed ceramic hand grenade.
A rare early Islamic brown-glazed ceramic hand grenade.
A rare early Islamic brown-glazed ceramic hand grenade.
Ghaznavid yellow-glazed pottery tile decorated with mythological creature and dot motif.
Ghaznavid yellow-glazed pottery tile decorated with mythological creature and dot motif.
Ghaznavid yellow-glazed pottery tile decorated with mythological creature and dot motif.
An early Persian lustre ceramic bowl, glazed with brown and yellow designs.
An early Persian lustre ceramic bowl, glazed with brown and yellow designs.
An early Persian lustre ceramic bowl, glazed with brown and yellow designs.
Large Bamiyan green glazed terracotta lid with incised decoration and handle.
Large Bamiyan green glazed terracotta lid with incised decoration and handle.
Large Bamiyan green glazed terracotta lid with incised decoration and handle.