Medals, Militaria, Coins, Tribal Art, Sporting and Maritime

SOUTHERN INDIAN TUNGI AXE (KHOND PEOPLE), late 19th century, the steel head with engraved decoration, with hardwood and brass inlaid shaft; an Ind...

NEPALESE RITUAL DRUM wooden handle of phur-bu form, with a fine patina, parchment membrane raw hide fixing thong, 19th century or earlier

SOUTH AMERICAN MEZCALA STONE IDOL and two others; Mezcale culture, 5.5cm max Provenance: Private Collection, Somerset

CIRCULAR BEADED CAMEROON TABLE, four caryatid animal figures mounted on a cowry shell circular base, 55cm diam 46cm high

CARVED WOOD DOGON GRANARY DOOR, carved with rows of figures and stylised animals, 73cm

A CARVED AFRICAN MASK OF ELONGATED FORM POSSIBLY BOBO/MOSSI, with black, red and white pigment with a diamond design elongated crest. 107cm overall

TABWA HELMET MASK FROM THE CONGO, A Body Mask with tribal scarifactions to the abdomen, And one African helmet mask with a reddish patina (3)

KETE MASK of a stylised elongated form with geometric decoration 72cm by 22cm wide

YORUBA FIGURE AND OTHERS, A group of mixed tribal figures (a lot)

YORUBA RABBIT EARED MASK on metal stand, heart shaped face with white pigment 45cm high (85cm on stand)

TRIBAL ELEPHANT MASK, possibly Luba, first half of the 20th century

POLYCHROME WOODEN TRIBAL MASK elongated form with antelope head crest, Burkina Faso, 20th century, 187cm long

ZULU HARDWOOD KNOBKERRIE, a tribal hardwood staff spear and a tribal skin shield

TWO AFRICAN CARVED FIGURES Senufo and another Mali possibly Bamana

SUDANESE HYDE CONICAL SHIELD the surface covered in fine geometric decoration, 19th/20th century ...[more]

COLELCTION OF SUMBA TEXTILES (9)

ASSORTED CARVED WOOD FIGURES, INCLUDING TIMOR, DAYAK AND SENUFO, 26cm largest, 12cm smallest (9)

CARVED WOODEN LIDDED VESSEL WITH FINIAL, vessel supported by carytid people (black patina), with hardwood timor figure with hands to the chin (2)

A LARGE COLLECTION OF TRIBAL FIGURES, including a pair of beaded figures on stands, two stylised figural catapults and other dayak and timor figur...

BATAK FINELY CARVED WOODEN MASK ON STAND 30cm high or 37cm including stand

CARVED TRIBAL FIGURES: Batak carved wood figure, Indonesian slit drum, lying figure probably Indonesian and a Polynesian carved wood turtle with s...

A COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT SIZED SUMBA MAMULI and a carved wood songye virgin stick in sheath (a lot) ...[more]

A COLLECTION RITUAL BRACELTS four worked metal and three beaded examples, together with a large assortment of tribal bags, including two from Papa...

QUANTITY OF TRIBAL BEADED AND LEATHER ITEMS (a lot)

ONE SINGLE ORYX HORN AND A FINELY DECORATED GOURD BOWL possibly Polynesian ...[more]

TRIBAL PAINTED WOODEN HEAD, origin Papua New Guinea, cowry shell eyes, 20th century

TRIBAL MASK WITH INLAID SHELL EYES shell fringe beard and cassowary feather decoration, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, length 45cm (not including...

WOODEN PADDLE, possibly South Pacific

TRIBAL SAND PAINTING FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA

TRIBAL HARDWOOD FIGHTING STAFF,with rattan grip, origin from Papua New Guinea

SOLOMON ISLANDS CARVED WOOD INLAID DANCE CLUB, inlaid with fine geometric design, with wooden turtle shaped flat dish (2) ...[more]

SOLOMAN ISLANDS WOODEN PADDLE raised spine on the blade, stylised grip

NEW GUINEA CLAY MASK decorated with cassowary bone and feather attachments, with cowry shell inlay 19th/20th century, 38cm long overall; together ...

FIJIAN WOODEN KAVA BOWL wooden circular bowl on four tapering legs 44cm diam, and one other smaller with a warm red colour (2) ...[more]

SOUTH PACIFIC CARVED COCONUT SHELL with carved scenes of figureheads and palms, 10cm high x 9cm dia.

PAPAU NEW GUINEA CROCODILE MASK, polychrome pigment to face with cowry shell eyes 72cm high

EARLY 19TH CENTURY FINELY PATINATED SWORD CLUB probably Polynesian, 65cm

THREE FISHING SPEARS, possibly Polynesian or Papua New Guinea, longest measuring 271cm

RARE TIMIRRIKAMARA FORKED CEREMONIAL OR FIGHTING CLUB Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, bearing traces of paint with red tips, remnants of yellow ...

RARE TIMIRRIKAMARA FORKED CEREMONIAL OR FIGHTING CLUB Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, the long out curving prongs with ochre, red, black and whi...

TIWI ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PUKAMANI 'FEMALE' SPEAR with double barbed decoration and traces of patterned pigment, 165cm

TIWI ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PUKAMANI 'MALE' SPEAR with single barbed row and traces of old pigment, 165cm

ABORIGINAL CARVED WOODEN COOLAMON 'CARRYING DISH' of long deep form. Old wear, losses and historical termite damage, 80cm

ABORIGINAL HARDWOOD PARRYING SHIELD the face decorated with abstract 'track' patterns around stars and 'suns', the reverse with integral carved ha...

ARNHEM LAND FISH TAILED FIGHTING CLUB the broad flattened blade with 'waisted' carved geometric decoration, and fish tail terminal; traces of whit...

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WOOMERA (SPEAR THROWER) with incised geometric decoration and traces of earth pigments, old glue repair, and another 'long' exa...

FINE ABORIGINAL SWORD CLUB probably Northern Territories, the flattened blade with bands of painted cross-hatched designs in ochre and white, the ...

GOOD ABORIGINAL SWORD CLUB probably Northern Territories, the overall fluted finish with bands of painted decoration, the blade with chamfered gri...

ABORIGINAL SWORD CLUB probably Northern Territories, of slightly curved, smooth, flattened form, with remnants of banded geometric decoration in y...

FINE NORTHERN TERRITORIES ABORIGINAL 'LONG' CLUB of flattened elliptical form, the blade with good polychrome bands of decoration punctuated with ...

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL THROWING BOOMERANG 20th century in a reddish brown, 77cm long

GROUP OF ABORIGINAL DIDGERIDOO'S AND OTHER ABORIGINAL ARTIFACTS, four digeridoo's, one long gourd shape, one spear, three other tribal pieces and ...

A GROUP OF WOODEN ABORIGINAL ARTIFACTS AND ASSORTED FIGURES, and a pair of aboriginal percussion sticks (a lot)

THREE ABORIGINAL SPEAR THROWERS WOOMERAS longest 91.5cm

GROUP OF FOUR ABORIGNAL BOOMERANGS, one boomerang with a 1950's/60's collection label, 77cm longest