Classical Ancient Art // Form Through Time

PANDANUS LEAF BEATER MARSHALL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY carved and polished tridacna shell, in the form of a bulb, rising from a cylindrical shaft in...

GREENSTONE ADZE BLADE NEW GUINEA, POSSIBLY LAKE SENTANI AREA, 19TH CENTURY carved and polished jadeite, the stone of marbled dark green, the thin...

MAORI QUARTER STAFF TAIAHA. NEW ZEALAND, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, long tapering shaft terminating in an upoko with tongue extending out from the...

CEREMONIAL PADDLE RAIVAVAE, AUSTRAL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, densely carved with geometric motifs throughout, the paddle blade leading ...

ALAFOLO CLUB 19TH CENTURY, MALAITA, SOLOMON ISLANDS carved wood, of oblong section, the club head terminating in an abstract human face of Janus ...

ROOTSTOCK CLUB VUNIKAU. 19TH CENTURY, FIJI carved wood and marine ivory, the handle with tavatava grip, the trimmed rootstock of a tree forming th...

TSONGA BOWL SOUTHERN AFRICA, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, two figures standing upon a flat base and facing in opposite directions, with elongated ar...

KUBA SHOOWA FABRIC PANEL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO raffia with stitched appliqué decoration, with profuse geometric design...

KUBA SHOOWA FABRIC PANEL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO red raffia with stitched appliqué decoration, with profuse geometric de...

IRON CURRENCY LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY, NIGERIA wrought iron, fashioned into a cross, with each terminal gracefully spiralling into a coil,...

ZANDE THROWING KNIFE 19TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO cast iron with thin twisted plant fibre string binding, the blade of tripartite f...

ZANDE THROWING KNIFE 19TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO cast iron with thin twisted plant fibre string binding, the blade of tripartite f...

PAIR OF KAPKAP PENDANTS SOLOMON ISLANDS tridacna clam and turtle shell, each disc-shaped ornament overlain with an intricately carved filigree of...

AFRICAN NEOLITHIC STONE AXE, CAPSIAN CULTURE NORTHWEST SAHARA, 8TH – 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. carved and polished granite, from a broad cutting edge, t...

POUNDER 19TH CENTURY, TRUK (CHUUK) ATOLL, CAROLINE ISLANDS carved coral, of gradually tapering form with rounded base, flat topped handle Proven...

NGUNI TOBACCO JAR LATE 19TH CENTURY, SOUTHERN AFRICA carved wood, standing on a ring base, the rounded container raised on two arches, separate l...

NGOMBE STOOL 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO wood and brass, carved from a single piece of hard wood, with a bowed seat, ornamented th...

MBUTI CEREMONIAL CLOTH DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, EARLY 20TH CENTURY beaten and pigmented barkcloth, with a design of parallel lines and curvi...

YEI CEREMONIAL APRON BOTSWANA, 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY woven beadwork on hide, of bold geometric design with triangles and parallel lines in bl...

BEER FUNNEL EARLY – MID 20TH CENTURY, PAPUAN GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved sago and pigment, carved in the form of a spirit canoe (wuramon) with ...

ASHANTI FERTILITY DOLL, AKU’ABA GHANA carved wood, disc-shaped head with perforations on either side, short projecting arms, ringed neck, breasts...

SEPIK RIVER NECKREST PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood, snail shell and vegetal fibre, with relief carved ancestor mas...