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
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
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 Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
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.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
A spectacular West Asmat woven spirit costume, jipae.
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.
A Vietnamese silver ear ornament
A Vietnamese silver ear ornament
A Vietnamese silver ear ornament.
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 limestone canopic jar lid in the form of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus and guardian of the liver.
A limestone canopic jar lid in the form of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus and guardian of the liver.
A limestone canopic jar lid in the form of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus and guardian of the liver.
Egyptian silver hybrid amulet
Egyptian silver hybrid amulet
Egyptian silver hybrid amulet, with dwarf like body, bandy legs, closed bird wings; surmounted with crescent and full-moon.
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.
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.
A Ghaznavid reddish-brown glazed ceramic tile, of hexagonal shape.
A Ghaznavid reddish-brown glazed ceramic tile, of hexagonal shape.
A Ghaznavid reddish-brown glazed ceramic tile, of hexagonal shape.
An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.
An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.
An Islamic silver armlet with three hinged panels, engraved with benedictory inscription in Arabic calligraphy.