Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

An Indian shawlsilk on hand woven silk depicting figures, buildings, trees, horses and other animals and deity figures,234cm x 88cm.ProvenanceVirg...

A Rabari bandhani shawlIndiawool with a supplementary weft to the end borders and with dot decoration to the main body,206cm x 83cm,a Jaipur bandh...

A Banjara bagGujurat, Indiacotton, mirrors and cowrie shells, with a strap handle,86cm long,two Banjara 'envelope' bags, one with applied cowrie s...

Two Baliem Valley skirtsIrian Jayawoven sago palm,70cm wide,and eleven Oceanic tapa cloths; Tonga, Fiji and Sentani Lakes. (13)ProvenanceVirginia ...

Two Java unfinished batiksone of geometric designs, 100cm long, and the other with Wayang puppet characters, 178cm long, and sixteen Indian block ...

Two hand loomsTimor and Peruwith a vegetable dyed ikat weaving and a natural dyed weaving by Yenny J. Quillahuaman C., Cusco. ProvenanceVirginia B...

Literature - relating to Indian textiles and art. (19)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Literature - Relating to Indonesia textiles and the Pacific, including The Fabrics of Hawaii (Bark Cloth) by Adrienne Kaeppler, 1975. (11)Provenan...

Literature - relating to the textiles and cultures of Africa, Peru and Worldwide. (25)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Literature - relating to textiles and the cultures of Mongolia, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, China, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Lao and Vietnam. (30)Prov...

Literature - George Chemeche; The Horse Rider in African Art, 2011.Hans Witte; Earth and Ancestors: Ogboni Iconography, 1988.Frank Wiggins and Bru...

Sixteen Tribal Art Exhibition / Gallery catalogues (16) ...[more]

Tribal Art Auction cataloguesincluding Lempertz, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Native, Bonhams, Woolley and Wallis, Mossgreen, Dorotheum, Dunbar Sloane. ...

LiteratureAfrican Arts, 11 magazines from 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1984.Arts d'Afrique Noire, 15 magazines, 1-3 and 5-16. (26) ...[more]

Three Solomon Islands currenciesMelanesiashell, two with inscribed collection numbers R -140 and B. 428,5cm, 5.5cm and 6.5cm high. (3) ...[more]

A Papua New Guinea shell currencyMelanesia31cm x 22.5cm, on a stand. (2) ...[more]

A Solomon Islands currencyMelanesiaclam shell tridacna,20cm wide. ...[more]

A Massim canoe splash board lagimTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith carved and pierced decoration of birds, figures and scrolls, with red, wh...

A Massim canoe splash board lagimTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith carved and pierced birds, figures and scrolls, painted red, white and bla...

Four Massim adze handlesTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineatwo with a carved figure and one with carved scrolls and a metal blade, the fourth with...

Three Massim lime spatulasTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineaone with a carved figure terminal, 42.5cm long, one carved an animal, with shell inla...

A Massim canoe prow ornament tabuyaTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith carved and pierced stylised bird and wave decoration, with white, red a...

A Massim canoe prow ornament tabuyaTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith carved and pierced stylised bird and scroll decoration, with white, red...

A Massim feast bowlTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith an inner lip to the carved scroll border with remains of lime fill, the sides with two ...

A Massim mortarTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith seated figural supports with carved decoration having lime fill,35.5cm high.ProvenanceHarry...

A Massim stoolTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineawith a carved circular top on a standing male and female figure supports and a circular base,60.5...

A Papua New Guinea shell necklacewith seeds, beads and plastic,the main shell 12cm wide,a Himalayan bone necklace, six other shell, seed and bead ...

A Masssim dishTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineaoblong with carved scroll decoration and with a seated figure at one end, 16cm high,three Massim ...

A Dayak finial or stopperBorneocarved as a seated beast with scroll carving to the back and wearing a headdress, 16.2cm high, on a base,a Borneo b...

Six Fiji / Tonga fansnatural and dyed fibre and feathers, the largest with a painted tapa centre,39cm diameter,and four Solomon Islands combs, the...

A Vanuatu pudding knifeMelanesiawith a carved fish to the handle,40.7cm long,an Iatmul zoomorphic flute stopper, 54cm long, a Samoa model canoe, 1...

A Samoa model canoePolynesiawith carved and filled decoration and an outrigger,146cm long. ...[more]

A Solomon Islands bowlSt Cristobal, Melanesia with abalone shell inlay and a black patina,34cm long.

A Chambri Lakes suspension hookPapua New Guineacarved masks with cowrie shell inset eyes and with pigment decoration,71.5cm long.ProvenanceDr Laur...

A Tami Islands headrestHuon Gulf, Papua New Guineawith squatting figural end supports, with remains of red and white pigment,13cm high. ...[more]

A Boiken dishPapua New Guineawith relief carved decoration including two masks, and pierced for attachment,44.5cm diameter, on a stand.Provenancee...

A Papuan Gulf drumPapua New Guineawith carved decoration around the stylised jaws and two bands to the centre with an integral handle, with red an...

A Manambu headYambun Village, East Sepik, Papua New Guineawith an integral spike to the top of the head, with cowrie shell eyes and paint decorati...

A Solomon Islands standing figureSt Cristobal or Florida, Melanesiawith a fibre coiffure and inlaid shell to the brows, eyes and cheeks, with red ...

A Yimam yipwon figureKorewori River, Papua New Guinea23.5cm high. ...[more]

A Papua New Guinea pipeMelanesiabamboo, with engraved and filled decoration,38.5cm long. ...[more]

λA Solomon Islands fish hookMelanesiashell with a carved diced back panel, turtleshell and fibre,8.7cm long,a Tonga fish hook, shell and turtleshe...

A Massim shallow bowlTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineathe rim with a carved zig-zag edge and inner lip, the underside with two relief triangles,...

A Solomon Islands bowlMelanesiaoblong with shell inlay and with fish handles,32.5cm long,and four other Solomon Islands artefacts, including a bow...

An Iatmul suspension hookMiddle Sepik River, Papua New Guineawith pigment decoration,54.5cm high. ...[more]

A Massim lime spatulaTrobriand Islandsthe damaged handle carved birds and scrolls,27.1cm long,a Sepik mask, 17cm high and a Yipwon figure, 35.2cm ...

A Marquesas Islands bowl and coverPolynesiaoval with all over low relief carved symbols and with tiki head handles, one pair with hands, raised on...

A Fiji tapa beaterMelanesiapierced through the handle,36cm long. ...[more]

A Fili throwing club i ula drisiaMelanesiawith tally marks to the top of the handle and chip carved decoration to the grip,39cm long. ...[more]

A Kanak clubNew Caledoniathe mushroom head with three incised lines to one side and with an off centre handle,46cm long.

A Cook Islands stoolPolynesiawith a waisted rectangular curved top on four short curved legs with pad feet, 19th century,14.5cm high, 44cm long. ...

A Fiji club totokiaMelanesiawith a part carved zig-zag handle and a flanged butt,101cm long. ...[more]

A Fiji pole club bowaiMelanesiawith a notch carved grip and with a series of scored 'kill' marks above and with a concave butt, pierced at the edg...

A Niue Island barkclothPolynesiapainted forty squares, each with a radiating dash design in blue and black pigment,244cm x 364cm.ProvenanceEast Co...

A Samoa clubPolynesiathe fish shape blade with notched geometric decoration to a tapering handle,90.5cm long.ProvenanceLeonard Adam Collection (18...

A Solomon Islands carved bambooMelanesiawith bands of symbols, geometric patterns, frigate birds and fish, mounted as a walking stick with a wood ...

A Samoa clubPolynesiaof tapering hexagonal form with a pointed tip and with carved zig-zag, chevron and linear decoration,58cm long. ...[more]

A Papuan Gulf gope boardPapua New Guineawith a carved ancestor figure, the back with painted numbers 1198 and 1323,114cm high. ...[more]

A Massim staffTrobriand Islands, Papua New Guineathe finial pierced and carved stylised birds and with lime fill,115.2cm long. ...[more]

A Malekula Island ceremonial hat janus maskVanuatufibre and mud with boars tusks and pigment decoration, with a fibre bound feather finial,122cm h...