An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Naga headhunter rain shield, made of interwoven cain and fiber.
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
Ifugao head hunter trophy skull, flanked by pig skulls
Ifugao head hunter trophy skull, flanked by pig skulls
Ifugao head hunter trophy skull, flanked by pig skulls.
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.
Naga wooden house panel
Naga wooden house panel
Naga wooden house panel
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
Solomon Islands strand of red glass beads with three stingray mandibles
Solomon Islands strand of red glass beads with three stingray mandibles
Solomon Islands strand of red glass beads with three stingray mandibles.
A strand of old glass trade beads with beautiful orange/red hues
A strand of old glass trade beads with beautiful orange/red hues
A strand of old glass trade beads with beautiful orange/red hues.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
A Dan wooden mask, embellished with metal eyes and animal teeth.
A Dan wooden mask, embellished with metal eyes and animal teeth.
A Dan wooden mask, embellished with metal eyes and animal teeth.
A West New Britain dance paddle
A West New Britain dance paddle
A West New Britain dance paddle.
A Baga snake figure.
A Baga snake figure.
A Baga snake figure. Carved from hard wood, with applied pigment decoration.
Strand of Ethiopian blue glass trade beads
Strand of Ethiopian blue glass trade beads
A strand of Ethiopian blue glass trade beads.
A superb Baga ceremonial drum
A superb Baga ceremonial drum
A superb Baga ceremonial drum used in a fertilty ceremony
An old Mendi war shield
An old Mendi war shield
An old Mendi war shield.
An archaic Dogon stone fetish with anthropomorphic features
An archaic Dogon stone fetish with anthropomorphic features
An archaic Dogon stone fetish with anthropomorphic features.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial spear.
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial spear.
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
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 Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head.