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.
A Near Eastern fragmentary clay figurine of an animal
A Near Eastern fragmentary clay figurine of an animal
A Near Eastern fragmentary clay figurine of an animal.
A fragmentary glazed faience figurine of Harpocrates, the infant Horus.
A fragmentary glazed faience figurine of Harpocrates, the infant Horus.
A fragmentary glazed faience figurine of Harpocrates, the infant Horus.
Turquoise glazed faience composition hippopotamus
Turquoise glazed faience composition hippopotamus
Turquoise glazed faience composition hippopotamus standing on a reed mat.
A pottery ushabti with traces of yellow slip on body and black on wig.
A pottery ushabti with traces of yellow slip on body and black on wig.
A pottery ushabti with traces of yellow slip on body and black on wig.
Pottery ushabti with hieroglyphic inscription, New Kingdom
Pottery ushabti with hieroglyphic inscription, New Kingdom
A pottery ushabti with hieroglyphic inscription in black pigment.
A limestone ushabti figure.
A limestone ushabti figure.
A limestone ushabti figure.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty stone panel depicting an erotic scene.
A Ming Dynasty sandstone architectural panel depicting an erotic scene.
A white ware ceramic guardian figure
A white ware ceramic guardian figure
A white ware ceramic guardian figure; traces of red ochre, black soot and gold gilding remaining.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
Islamic carnelian with modern silver bead necklace.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.
An early Bactrian granite object; carved indentations for bronze handle insert; precise function unknown.