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.
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
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 group of three Marind-Anim sacred spears.
A group of three Marind-Anim sacred spears.
A group of three Marind-Anim sacred spears.
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
Abelam Haus Tamburan decoration, Sepik River
Abelam Haus Tamburan decoration, Sepik River
An old Abelam decoration from a Haus Tamburan Painted palm spathes bound together on a bamboo frame.
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.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
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.
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade.
An alabaster figurine of a bird (possibly a goose)
An alabaster figurine of a bird (possibly a goose)
An alabaster figurine of a bird (possibly a goose).
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.
Ancient Indian bronze coin, Kushan period
Ancient Indian bronze coin, Kushan period
A Kushan bronze coin.
Ancient Indian bronze coin, Kushan period
Ancient Indian bronze coin, Kushan period
A Kushan bronze coin.
Ancient Indian bronze coin, Kushan period
Ancient Indian bronze coin, Kushan period
A Kushan bronze coin.
Islamic clay stamp with avian design
Islamic clay stamp with avian design
An Islamic clay stamp with avian design.
Egyptian painted limestone ithyphallic figure, Roman period
Egyptian painted limestone ithyphallic figure, Roman period
Egyptian painted limestone ithyphallic figure portrayed naked and seated on his groin, holding his phallus, which extends to the top of his head.
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma
Finely carved green stone couple in symplegma.