African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities

PAIR OF WEST PAPUAN PIPES bamboo and quill, the long stems curl into the bowls, each is adorned with a single panel of spiral motifs, mounted lo...

ASMAT BONE DAGGER cassowary bone, with incised stylised decoration, mounted 33cm long ...[more]

PAIR OF ABELAM ANCESTOR FIGURES carved wood and pigment, both in polychrome and with hornbill seated atop the head tallest 91cm ...[more]

PAIR OF ABELAM ANCESTOR FIGURES carved wood and pigment, both decorated in polychrome pigments tallest 94cm ...[more]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA GULF GOPE BOARD carved wood and pigment, decorated with a mask in red, white and black pigment 104cm tall ...[more]

SEPIK RIVER STOOL carved wood and pigment, the gently curving seat supported by four crocodile figures 48cm tall Provenance: From an old Scottis...

MARIND-ANIM DWARF PENIS COVER carved coconut shell, decorated with lime filled incisions 10.5cm high ...[more]

AMBRYM ISLAND, VANUATU, PIG KILLING STICK carved wood, with a short handle and adorned with dual ancestral faces, the pointed headdresses curve g...

KANAK BIRD HEAD CLUB carved wood, the cylindrical shaft leading to a stylized 'bird head' with long beak, mounted 62cm high ...[more]

KANAK BIRD HEAD CLUB carved wood, with a stepped handle, the cylindrical shaft leading to a stylized 'bird head' with long beak 73cm high Please...

FIJIAN GUNSTOCK CLUB carved wood and fibre, the curved head with rough inner surface and spur to the outer edge, the name "Sailósa" written near ...

FIJIAN ROOTSTOCK CLUB carved wood, with fine incised handle, the rootstock of a tree forming the head of the club, mounted 109cm long ...[more]

FIJIAN ULA THROWING CLUB carved wood, 'ula tava tava', with incised geometrical design on the handle leading to a heavy, fluted head; fine brow...

FIJIAN ULA carved wood, 'ula tava tava', with a rounded head and incised geometrical design on the handle 40cm high Provenance: Ex. private Orkn...

FIJIAN KINIKINI CLUB carved wood, paddle-shaped, with incised geometric decoration and horizontal ridges 94.5cm long ...[more]

FIJIAN FLY WHISK carved wood and sinnet, the fibres braided together and attached to a long handle, rich patina 61cm long ...[more]

FIJIAN TABUA sperm whale tooth, with pierced suspension holes and caramel patina 15cm long ...[more]

PAIR OF FIJIAN COMBS carved wood, each with eleven teeth and honey brown patina, one with "Fijian comb, July 4th, Independence Day" written on ...

SOLOMON ISLANDS CLUB carved wood, with typical medial ridge 125cm long ...[more]

MAORI WAHAIKA CLUB sperm whale bone, carved with a full-figure tiki on the blade and ribbed decoration on the pommel 32cm long ...[more]

MAORI WAHAIKA CLUB carved wood, with a full-figure tiki on the blade and tiki head on the base of the handle 34cm long ...[more]

MAORI PATU nephrite, of spatulate form with a short pierced handle, mounted 30.5 long ...[more]

MAORI TAIAHA STAFF carved wood, long tapering shaft terminating in carved Janus tiki with shell eyes and protruding tongue 167cm high ...[more]

ABORIGINAL BROAD SHIELD carved wood, tapering to a point at one end, decorated with rhythmical iterations of interlocking diamonds and waved line...

ABORIGINAL SHIELD wood, the front decorated with stone carved zig-zag pattern and the reverse with an integral handle, mounted 73cm high ...[mo...

ABORIGINAL PARRYING SHIELD carved wood, Western Australia, stone-incised geometric diamond pattern and an integral handle 61cm high ...[more]

PAIR OF ABORIGINAL CLUBS carved wood, both with and tapering ends and striations to the base, one with early 20th century label longest 77cm .....

PAIR OF ABORIGINAL CLUBS carved wood and ochre, the first paddle shaped with remnants of painted pigment, the second tapering towards the base, t...

IFUGAO DUYU BOWL carved wood, with scalloped rim, deep brown patina 30cm diameter ...[more]

ASANTI KENTE CLOTH dyed silk and cotton fabric, classic interwoven polychrome design 301x169cm Provenance: Gifted to John Rendall by King of the...

MALI MUD CLOTH mud dyed cotton, 'Bògòlanfini ', decorated with geometric designs in hues of tan, black and white 221x170cm ...[more]

KUBA LONG TEXTILE textile, with blue and white checked border, black embroidery and applied cowrie shells 494x74cm ...[more]

YORUBA CEREMONIAL TUNIC glass beads with linen lining, stylized human and animal figures with geometric decoration throughout 104cm to the centr...

PAIR OF BWA PLANK MASKS carved wood, both with carved and painted geometric decoration, beaks and crested top tallest 196cm ...[more]

BWA BUTTERFLY MASK carved wood and pigment, the spread wings decorated with three concentric circles, triangle and checkboard motifs on either si...

KONSO SHIELD hide, of leaf shaped form, the leather embossed with dotted decoration and red pigment, wooden handle on reverse 104cm high ...[mo...

KIRDI SHIELD metal, with straight bottom and rounded top, stamped dot decoration and integral metal handle 86cm high ...[more]

DINKA SHIELD hide, of oviod shape with central supporting pole and stitched bush repairs 120cm tall ...[more]

WESTERN KENYAN SHIELD POSSIBLY LUO hide and wood, leaf shaped, formed from a wooden frame with interwoven leather strips, integral central wooden...

KIKUYU SHIELD carved wood, leaf shaped shield, metal bush repair on the outer face, the reverse with armhole and incised geometric decoration alo...

OROMO SHIELD hide, an elongated ridge at the centre with radiating relief lines and sewn bush repair 70cm diamter ...[more]

AMHARA SHIELD hide, black leather of convex form with embossed concentric decoration, stitched bush repair 53cm diameter ...[more]

NYATURU SHIELD hide, the circular shield with central bump boss, long supporting wooden pole attached with leather strapping 75cm high ...[more]

SUKUMA SHIELD hide, with stamped circular decoration and supporting wooden pole on the reverse 72cm high ...[more]

TATURU SHIELD, AMHARA SHIELD & BEDJA SHIELD consisting of; a Taturu shield with painted pigment and supporting wooden pole, a convex Amhara shiel...

PAIR OF TOPOSA SHIELDS hide, both rectangular with central supporting wooden pole, the centre of which has been bent outwards to form a hand grip...

LOTUKO SHIELD hide, the tall narrow body with overlapping pointed top and fishtail shaped base, with central supporting wooden pole handle 122cm...

TURKANA METAL SHIELD forged iron, of flared rectangular form and with central supporting wooden pole handle 92cm high ...[more]

LOTUKO WARRIORS HELMET copper and ostrich feather, of conical shape, formed of several wide strips of metal topped with a black feather plume, mo...

LOTUKO HEADREST carved wood, with gently curving pillow, abstract zoomorphic form 25cm tall ...[more]

LUBA HEADREST AND ETHIOPIAN HEADREST carved wood, the Luba with female figure, lozenge panels of keloids to the abdomen, the Ethiopian with integ...

TURKANA HEADREST AND TWO ETHIOPIAN HEADRESTS consisting of; a Turkana headrest of light colour with integral leather strap and two Ethiopian head...

BAMANA KORE SURUKU HYENA MASK carved wood, with domed forehead, long nose and pegged teeth, the central protruberance from the head representing ...

BAMANA BOLI ZOOMORPHIC POWER FIGURE hand sculpted organic materials, representing a bull, amorphous form 56cm long Note; for a similar example p...

TURKANA MAKE-UP BOX, HONEY POT, SUDANESE COFFEE STAND AND MAASAI BRACELET consisting of; a Turkana wood and leather makeup box, Turkana wood and ...

HIMA MILK POT carved jacaranda wood, bell shaped form with incised banded decoration and woven lid, bush repair present 23cm high ...[more]

PYGMY BED AND ETHIOPIAN TWO-PIECE CHAIR carved wood, the chair consisting of two pieces of wood with the backrest slotting into the base, the bed...

EAST AFRICAN TWO-PIECE CHAIR wood, consisting of two pieces with the backrest slotting into the base, decorated with a carved fish 99cm long .....

DINKA BEAD VEST on a supporting frame of metal wrapped in twine, the turqoise coloured beads leads down to a base of dark blue examples and cowri...

MAKONDE BODY MASK carved wood, modeled in the form of a preganant woman, with scarification marks to the abdomen, incisions for attachment runnin...