Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure.
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.
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 Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler
A Steppe culture horse's cheek piece fashioned from antler.
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif
Han bronze mirror with bird and floral motif.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Bronze comb, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
Bronze comb, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
A bronze comb decorated with raised lozenge designs.
Bronze hairpin, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
Bronze hairpin, Gilgit region, Karakoram Range, Central Asia
A beautiful bronze hairpin, the finial with highly elaborate symmetrical openwork design.
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
Bactrian figurative wet-stone
A Bactrian wet-stone, the finial in the form of a stylised human Janus head.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.
A Greek bronze cauldron handle, cast in the form of a theatrical mask flanked by two Ionian palmettes.