Tribal Art & Antiquities

A Buka Island ceremonial paddle Solomon Islands, Melanesia the Janus head finial with a crescent headdress above a geometric carved panel and a ri...

A Fiji club gata Melanesia the spurred head with a ridged terminal and a textured curve, the shaft with sennit binding to a knop butt, 91cm long. ...

A Marquesas Islands ceremonial paddle Polynesia the blade with shaped spur and carved decoration, the ribbed shaft with semi-circular terminal car...

An Austral Islands paddle Polynesia the blade carved with suns, crosses, crescents and saw-teeth, to a long handle with similar variations with a ...

A Solomon Islands club kila Melanesia the blade with a notched medial ridge, with an inventory number J-Y-C 157, 143.5cm long. Provenance Pierre-Y...

A Pentecost Island club Vanuatu, Melanesia with a conical head and sennit bound grip with a knop butt, 122.5cm long. ...[more]

A Solomon Islands spear Melanesia with shell inlay and with two carved figures, 207cm long, and a Papua New Guinea fishing spear with applied barb...

A Kanak club New Caledonia with a phallic head and incised chevron decoration, with a stepped grip, 76cm long. ...[more]

A Solomon Islands canoe ornament Melanesia carved as a crouching guardian figure, with long earlobes, armbands and a belt with a knot back, claspi...

A Cook Islands adze Mangaia Island, Polynesia with a faceted stone blade and a geometric carved cylindrical shaft, 57cm long. ...[more]

A Banks Islands pudding knife Vanuatu, Melanesia with a carved handle and forked finial, 49.5cm long, on a stand. (2) ...[more]

A Fiji pole club bowai Melanesia slightly tapered with a rounded end and carved zig-zag grip with a concave butt, 120cm long, on a stand. (2) Prov...

A Marquesas Islands stilt step Polynesia with a standing male figure with the hands placed on the abdomen and with all-over fine linear decoration...

A Fiji throwing club i ula kitu Melanesia with a pointed mushroom head and a plain shaft, 41cm long. ...[more]

A Vanuatu pig killing stick Melanesia with a phallic finial above a mask and a figure, with red pigment, 48cm long. ...[more]

A Fiji throwing club i ula drisia Melanesia with an ovoid head and a carved zig-zag handle and a depression to the butt, the shaft with notches, 4...

A Fiji small throwing club i ula drisia Melanesia with an onion shape head, with two bands of zig-zags to the handle, with a series of dots and an...

Two Fiji throwing clubs i ula tavatava Melanesia with ribbed heads, one with two bands of carved zig-zags to the top of the grip and later pierced...

A Fiji throwing club i ula tavatava Melanesia with the start of carved decoration to the grip, 36cm long. ...[more]

A Samoa short club Polynesia with a chevron ribbed blade and a tapering handle, with inventory inscription DS 359, 54.5cm long. ...[more]

A Tonga club Polynesia of triangular flared form with all-over zig-zag carved decoration, 94cm long. ...[more]

A Samoa club nifo'oti Polynesia with carved triangular geometric decoration, 86cm long. ...[more]

A Samoa club Polynesia the heavy blade with ribs and panels of carved and pigment filled geometric decoration, the handle with a pierced lug, 89cm...

A Kiribati Islands sword club Micronesia palmwood, palm leaf, shark teeth and fibre, 97.5cm long. ...[more]

An Oceanic standing male figure with hands placed on the abdomen, probably a fan handle, 23.5cm high, with a metal stand. (2) ...[more]

A Malagan post New Ireland, Melanesia with an ancestor torso with opercula shell eyes and with four birds above, with pigment, 104cm high, on a st...

A Fiji kava bowl Melanesia with attached sennit and three cowrie shells, with a plaque inscribed Presented to The Lord Mayor of London from the Ma...

A Fiji large comb Melanesia with a tapering handle pierced hourglass motifs and carved chevrons, the top inscribed BULA, 53cm long. ...[more]

A Samoa kava bowl Polynesia with ten legs and a pierced lug, 43cm diameter. ...[more]

A Malagan head post New Ireland, Melanesia with inset opercula shell eyes and with a high headdress, with pigment decoration, 113cm high, on a sta...

A Samoa tapa cloth Polynesia with painted foliage and geometric decoration with three panels of text, 142cm x 195.5cm. ...[more]

A Fiji tapa cloth Melanesia with printed foliage and geometric designs in black and red, with cut chevron ends and one side with tassels, 275cm x ...

A Fiji headrest Melanesia with a long curved top with a facet underside on a circle support and rectangular base, 19.5cm high, 45cm long. ...[mor...

A Fiji headrest Melanesia the underside with a medial ridge, the legs now glued, 38cm long. ...[more]

Two Solomon Islands ceremonial staffs wari haw Melanesia with shell inlay and gum, 42.5cm long. (2) ...[more]

A Pacific Triton Shell trumpet with a pierced circular mouthpiece, 38cm long. Provenance By repute - Ex collection William Bligh, captain of the H...

A Fiji kava bowl Melanesia circular and on four cylindrical legs and with a pierced lug, 45cm diameter, 17.5cm high. ...[more]

An Easter Island half male ribbed figure moai kavakava Polynesia with finely carved hair, brows and beard, with inlaid shell eyes, exposed ribs an...

A Fiji cannibal fork Melanesia with four prongs and a finned handle with a spherical terminal, 38.5cm long. ...[more]

An Ambrym slit drum Vanuatu, Melanesia carved and with painted decoration, 89.5cm high, mounted. (2) ...[more]

A Marquesas Island U'u war club Polynesia with relief carved tiki heads, eyes, faces, geometric motifs and a lizard below one of the central tiki ...

A Futuna dance paddle Polynesia with chevron shell inlay and carved dog tooth border, 110.5cm long. ...[more]

A Vanuatu ceremonial bow Melanesia fibre banding with two fibre and pigment masks, 140cm long. Provenance Todd Barlin, Sydney, with ticket tb1051....

A Samoa club Polynesia with a barbed blade, 73cm long, and a Massim club, 86cm long. (2) ...[more]

A Niue Island club Polynesia with a curved facet blade and rounded handle, pierced for attachment, 74.5cm long. ...[more]

A Rennell Islands barbed spear Melanesia with a fibre bound handle, 127.5cm long, a Solomon Islands staff, with carved turtle, snake, crabs, fish ...

A Fiji spear tip Melanesia with carved barbs and a two prong base fitting, 58cm long. ...[more]

A Solomon Islands staff Melanesia with a knopped finial and with shell inlay, 102cm long. Provenance Jean-Yves Couι, Nantes, with collection stick...

A Malaitia Island club alafolo Solomon Isalnds with a carved relief cross with fish and other symbols, with a stepped conical knop handle, 103.5cm...

A Samoa club Polynesia with a facet blade and carved fins and a tapering handle, 110cm long. ...[more]

A New Caledonia club Melanesia with a square section tapering head with carved decoration of houses, a turtle, crescent moon and star and BAE, 94c...

An Ambryn pig killer Vanuatu, Melanesia with two heads, 34cm high. ...[more]

A Malagan figure New Ireland, Melanesia standing in the jaws of a fish, with inset opercula shell eyes and a pierced resin to the head and remains...

A Malatia Island club alafolo Solomon Islands, Melanesia with carved decoration and lime fill, 104.5cm long, on a stand. (2) ...[more]

A Buka Island ceremonial paddle Solomon Islands, Melanesia the blade with a relief carved head and a stylised animal, with pigment, 159cm high, on...

A Fiji club gata Melanesia with a spurred and ridged curved blade with a textured panel, with a sennit bound shaft and a conical domed terminal, 8...

A Malagan figural post totok New Ireland, Melanesia the standing figure with a crested headdress and with inset opercula shell eyes, within an ope...

An Aboriginal wide shield Australia with remains of painted decoration including an emu, with an integral handle, 61cm long, 18.5cm wide. ...[mor...

Two Aboriginal spear throwers woomeras Australia the wider with divided tooled linear decoration to the front and geometric linear motifs to the b...

An Aboriginal boomerang Darling River, South East Australia with pointed ends and incised decoration to the top and fine linear to the back, 61.5c...