A New Guinea Spirit Board kwoi Purari Delta Peoples, Papua New Guinea, decorated with chevron devices around the perimeter, with a central ancesto...

A large New Guinea gable mask Blackwater Region, Papua New Guinea, the very large woven cane mask with attached painted bark, with pierced nose, a...

A New Guinea Ramu river mask Of hard wood with original red pigmentation, pierced around the rim for attachments, the face with classic diminutive...

A large New Guinea wood food bowl Lower Sepik River, early 20th century, the long deep bowl with an ancestor head carved at each end, dark, black ...

A Western Iatmul spirit mask mai Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, carved from wood, decorated with mud, cowrie and other...

A New Guinea Yam Mask Maprik, Papua New Guinea, the oval cane mask with large central ridged nose, protrusions and one ear at crown, with traces o...

Two New Guinea tapa cloths Jupna River Valley, Finistere Mountains, Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, dance aprons, each decorated w...

A Huon Gulf wood bowl Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, deeply carved with thin sides, decorated with frigate bird motifs on eac...

An Australian Aborigine wunda shield Western desert, early 20th century, of elongated oval form, the front surface carved with alternating red and...

A Solomon Islands war club Late 19th century, a long paddle club from Guadalcanal, with a central raised ridge on the face of the paddle, with a c...

A Solomon Islands war club Alafolo Malaita, 19th century, the long straight-sided club terminating in an abstract human head with a raised nose on...

Three fragments of Samoan tapa Early 20th century tapa, (very fragmentary and much loss). From 57 x 72 in. Footnotes: Provenance: The Roy H. Rob...

A Mangaia ceremonial hafted adze 19th century, the long circular wood haft fully carved with repeated geometric designs, the top bound with fine s...

A Fijian cannibal fork 19th century, carved from bone, with four long prongs with sharp points, pierced at the end for cord attachment, with paint...

A Fijian hardwood war club, Gata 19th century, thick and heavy shaft with a carved spur at the top, with ribbed end on the club, smooth rich patin...

A Fijian throwing club ula 19th century, the ball type with tavatava carving at the end of the shaft, dark brown patina, smooth from use. lg. 15 ...

A Fijian rootstock club vunikau bulibuli 19th century, the heavy hardwood club with tavatava designs carved into the handle, with traces of fiber ...

A Fijian war club tōtōkia 19th century, carved to represent the fruit of the pandanus tree, the heavy think shaft with angled collar with raised k...

A Fijian war club sali 19th century, ironwood, the heavy shaft leading to the wide head with flattened spur, with each side decorated with a raise...

A Tongan coconut cup 19th century, one half of a coconut, ornately carved on the outside, with a small lug in the center, with initials incised on...

A Tongan dance paddle 19th century, the short handle with wide paddle-shaped blade, with old inventory number, 'N 110A,' (minor wood loss and a ho...

A Tongan Neckrest kali 19th century, the typical design with gently curving pillow supported by wide curved sides, dark brown patina. lg. 17, ht....

A Tahitain poi pounder Maupiti Island, Tahiti Islands, 19th century or earlier, basalt stone pounder with carved top ridge with three raised bands...

A Dogon wood figural staff Mali, a seated female/male figure atop a short stick, with small triangular chip carving, (broken and restored, with so...

A large Bamana door lock In the abstract human form, with a angular neck and head with large projections on either side, the body and transverse s...

A Kente cloth Ghana, decorated with bright multicolored bands woven together. 135 x 77 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonh...

Three West African bronze sculptures A bronze/brass horned animal, an Ashanti gold weight mother and child mounted on a small base, and a Lobi dou...

A Mossi doll biga Burkina Faso, the narrow head with rounded, incised crest and large ears, with elongated neck, with incised and pointed breasts ...

A Gurunsi stool Burkina Faso, the typical three-leg low stool with long sloping front leg, smooth patina from much use. lg. 24 1/4 in. Footnotes...

A Senufo Kpeliye'e mask Ivory Coast, the delicate oval face with slit eyes, protruding square mouth below an elongated nose, with geometric projec...

A large carved Senufo bird The large Kalaho bird with neck arched downwards, standing on a snake which is curled around a small mammal, with trace...

Senufo Male Rhythm Pounder, déblé Ivory Coast, the cylindrical base supporting the figure with slightly bent knees and elongated torso with broad,...

A Senufo rhythm pounder Ivory Coast, the male figure standing on a round base, with elongated legs, and torso, with long cutout arms with hands on...

A Baule face mask Ivory Coast, the hollowed-out mask, with coffee bean eyes, elongated nose and small, protruding mouth, pierced at the sides for ...

A Baule face mask Ivory Coast, mounted on a large heavy collar, the head painted red, with open mouth showing white teeth, pointed elongated nose,...

A Baule mask Pierced around the rim for attachments, the face framed by a short beard, the pierced mouth open with exposed teeth, the elongated no...

A baule heddle pulley The wood pulley with an elongated neck and a head with high crested coiffure, with inventory number '1647'. ht. 8 in. Foot...

Three Baule heddle pullies Two have bird heads and one with a head of a woman with high coiffure, all mounted on metal bases. ht. 7 3/4, 7 1/2, a...

A female Baule figure Standing on a round base, with heavy, slightly bent muscular legs supporting a rounded torso, the lengthy arms to the lower ...

A Baule male figure Standing on a rounded base, with heavy bent legs supporting an elongated torso, with hands on abdomen, the elongated neck supp...

A Dan mask The pointed chin below a raised mouth, long narrow nose and small pierced eyes, with raised and incised coiffure above the brow, smooth...

A Dan face mask Hollowed-out form, pierced around the rim for attachments, with diamond-shaped protruding mouth with hole in the middle, beneath t...

A Dan/Guere mask Hollowed squared form, pierced around the rim for attachment of the rope-like mane, with woven fiber on the top and bottom of the...

A Bura stone head Southwest Niger, the abstract head, with small, drilled mouth and eyes, with central ridged nose and semi-circular shaped head, ...

A Yoruba metal bird Nigeria, made from iron, with long twisted neck, and sharp beak, mounted on a custom base. ht. 8 1/2 in. Footnotes: Provenan...

A Yoruba bowl Abeokuta region in Southwest Nigeria, bowl-holding female figure kneeling, and carrying a child on the back, used to hold the sixtee...

Three female Yoruba Ibeji dolls Each standing on a circular base, hands on the hips, the elongated head with raised incised coiffure, with beads a...

Three Yoruba Ibeji dolls Two female and one male doll, the male wearing sandals and without a round base, with elongated arms at the sides, wearin...

A Chokwe standing figure Standing on a small square base, with knees bent, cutout arms to the sides, an elongated torso below an angular head with...

A figural Congo staff Democratic Republic of the Congo, the figure seated on a standing animal, the hands placed on the chest, holding a power cha...

A Mangbetu stool Democratic Republic of the Congo, the circular base with incised decoration, rising to a column with carved ropework below the ov...

A Mangbetu knife Paulis Territoire, Northeastern Congo, the iron sickle-shaped blade with two large holes, two prongs on the side and one prong on...

A Pere figure Lubero territory, Northern Kivu Province, Eastern Congo forest, standing on heavy feet with notched toes, the legs carved with stack...

A Mbanji mask The elongated face with pointed chin, rectangular jutting mouth, large concave pierced eyes, and bulbous forehead, with a band of hi...

An Ekonda headress Mongo people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the tall conical hat made of six plaited cane discs sewn together, with applied...

A Kuyu puppet head Democratic Republic of the Congo, on a tapered handle with pointed end, with an incised checkerboard collar, the flat face mark...

A carved Pende nut Democratic Republic of the Congo, hollowed out nsafu nut carved into a head, with open mouth, wide nose, coffee bean eyes, rais...

A Pende mask Hollowed-out form, wearing a fiber headdress with four long plaits, the face with pointed chin and open mouth with jagged teeth, bene...

A Suku cup Suku people, Kwango-Kwilu region, South Western Congo, the double-sided form with crosshatch patterns and central bird figure on each s...

A Kuba cup Mweka territory, Kasai, the squat circular cup with a flat base, rounded sides and tapering rim, incised with geometric zigzag devices,...