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
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.
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.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
Three Romano-Egyptian leather fragments with Demotic inscriptions in ink.
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery.
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures
A Coptic linen and wool tunic fragment embroidered with three human figures.
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments
Coptic cotton and wool textile embroidered fragments.
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery
A Coptic flax textile fragment with red dyed woolen embroidery.
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink
Coptic leather fragment of shoe sole with text in ink.
Coptic leather sandals, 4th-6th century AD
Coptic leather sandals, 4th-6th century AD
A pair of Coptic leather sandals belonging to a child.
Chinese silk and gold thread purse with embroidered dragon
Chinese silk and gold thread purse with embroidered dragon
Chinese silk and gold thread purse with embroidered dragon
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode turquoise silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono
Beautiful Japanese Furisode black and red silk kimono