An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield.
An old Highlands war shield
An old Highlands war shield
An old Highlands war shield, the anterior surface decorated with pecked designs.
Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield, PNG
Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield, PNG
Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield with white ochre decoration, cane binding, cassowary feathers and incised lines.
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.
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.
An ancient Vietnamese penannular glass ear ornament
An ancient Vietnamese penannular glass ear ornament
An ancient Vietnamese penannular glass ear ornament.
Ming Dynasty bronze fixture with incised poetry
Ming Dynasty bronze fixture with incised poetry
A Ming Dynast bronze fixture, possibly a base from a larger object.
Pretty Khorassan bronze ink pot, Greater Persia
Pretty Khorassan bronze ink pot, Greater Persia
Pretty Khorassan bronze ink pot with engraved decoration.
Islamic bronze sweet meat dish with engraved calligraphy and decoration. khorassan
Islamic bronze sweet meat dish with engraved calligraphy and decoration. khorassan
Islamic bronze sweet meat dish with engraved calligraphy and decoration.
Islamic bronze incense burner, open work lid with cockerel
Islamic bronze incense burner, open work lid with cockerel
Islamic bronze incense burner, open work lid with cockerel.
Khorassan bronze jug with engraved Kufic text
Khorassan bronze jug with engraved Kufic text
Khorassan bronze jug with lid with engraved Kufic text and decoration; bird on lid.
Ghaznavid white metal bowl
Ghaznavid white metal bowl
Ghaznavid white metal bowl.
Pair of Islamic Egyptian green glass earring pendants
Pair of Islamic Egyptian green glass earring pendants
Pair of Islamic Egyptian green glass earring pendants.
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing, such a bowl used to cure illness by drinking from it.