Our catalogue > Tribal Art – Oceania

The ‘tribal’ arts of New Guinea, Fiji, the Maori of New Zealand and other Oceanic cultures are to be found on this page.

All pieces are for sale, and each has been selected for its artistic merit, patina and provenance.

Each piece has been sourced from within the UK, often from old, colonial-era collections.

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1984

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    Pair of New Guinea Cone-Shell Ear Ornaments, dated 1859

    New Guinea
    collected in 1859

    maximum diameter of each: 7cm

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    Provenance

    UK art market; private collection, UK.

    7020

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      Fijian Tapa Bark Cloth Beater (Ike ni Masi)

      Fiji, probably Viti Levu Highlands region
      late 18th century

      length: 36.4cm, weight: 771g

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      Provenance

      UK art market

      6522

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        Maori Greywacke Club (Patu Onewa)

        Maori People, New Zealand
        18th century

        length: 37.2cm, width: 9.4cm, weight: 1,109g

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        Provenance

        private collection, London, UK; prior to that, Christie's Paris, December 2003.

        2181

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          Life-sized Sepik Ancestor Figure

          Sepik Region, New Guinea
          late 19th century

          height: 165cm

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          Provenance

          Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.

          6529

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            Superb, Early Aboriginal Spear Thrower (Woomera)

            Aboriginal People, Western Australia, probably the Western Kimberleys Region
            19th century

            height: 62.5cm, width: 8cm, weight: 288g

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            Provenance

            UK art market

            6521

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              Andaman Islands Man’s Dance Regalia

              Andaman Islands, possibly from the Jarawa Tribe, South Andaman
              circa 1900

              indicative length of headdress (band & tassels): 49cm

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              Provenance

              private collection, London. UK; previously, Charles Wilfred Hext (b.1880-1919)

              4236

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                Early New Guinea Wooden & Bone Mace or Club

                Papua New Guinea, probably Sepik region
                19th century and possibly earlier

                length: 64.2cm, diameter of head: 9cm, weight: 190g

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                Provenance

                UK art market

                2185

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                  Sepik Earthenware Roof Ridge Tile with Pigments

                  Chambri Lakes, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
                  early 20th century

                  height: 42cm, width: 25.5cm

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                  Provenance

                  Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the early 20th century.

                  5443

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                    Early, Carved Wooden Massim Sword Club or Lime Spatula

                    Massim area, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
                    18th-19th century

                    length: 62.5cm, width at widest point: 8cm

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                    Provenance

                    UK art market

                    2992

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                      Rare Massim Double Pedestal Cup with Spirit Figures

                      Massim People, Trobiand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
                      20th century

                      height: 70.5cm, diameter of bowl: 20.5cm

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                      Provenance

                      private collection, UK

                      5973

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                        Maori Curved Nephrite Ear Ornament (Kapeu)

                        Maori People, New Zealand
                        early 20th century

                        length: 15.2cm, weight: 38.19g

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                        Provenance

                        UK art market

                        4755

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                          Unusual Massim Carved, Wooden Lime Spatula Shaped as a Hornbill

                          Massim People, Tobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
                          early 20th century

                          length: 38.3cm

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                          Provenance

                          UK art market

                          2940

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                            Fijian Throwing Club (I Ula Tavatava)

                            Fiji
                            18th-early 19th century

                            length: 42cm

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                            Provenance

                            UK art market; private UK collection.

                            2746

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                              Rare Solomon Islands Ceremonial Child’s Dance Wand or Staff (Napa)

                              Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands
                              circa 1900

                              length: 75.5cm

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                              Provenance

                              UK art market

                              3727

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                                Kimberley Point Aboriginal Spear Head

                                Aboriginal People, possibly the Bunuba People, Kimberley Region, Northern Western Australia
                                late 19th-early 20th century

                                entire length: 18.8cm, length of (exposed) head: 3.5cm, width: 2.6cm

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                                Provenance

                                private collection, Channel Islands, UK.

                                1595

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                                  Rare Solomon Islands Christian Altar Cross Inlaid with Pearl Shell

                                  Solomon Islands
                                  circa 1900

                                  height: 62cm, width: 33cm, depth: 19.5cm

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                                  Provenance

                                  Adam Prout, London.

                                  2096

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                                    Very Fine Man’s Woven Comb (Faa)

                                    Kwaio People, Malaita, Solomon Islands
                                    19th or early 20th century

                                    height: 20cm, width: 5.5cm

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                                    Provenance

                                    UK art market

                                    1030

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                                      Sepik Green-Grey Nephrite Adze Blade

                                      Middle Sepik River, New Guinea
                                      19th century or earlier

                                      height: 24cm, width at widest point: 10.8cm, weight: 1.048kg

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                                      Provenance

                                      Acquired on the UK art market and most probably has been in the UK since the colonial era.

                                      1032

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                                        Aboriginal Mulga Wood Spear Thrower (Woomera)

                                        Aboriginal People, Central Australia
                                        circa 1940

                                        height: 77cm, width: 11cm

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                                        Provenance

                                        UK art market

                                        2184

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                                          Sepik Kominimung Shield

                                          Pora Pora or Bien River, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
                                          first half of the 20th century

                                          height: 117cm, width: 46cm

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                                          Provenance

                                          Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.

                                          2183

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                                            Sepik Yipwon Spirit Figure

                                            Yimam People, Korewari River Area, Papua New Guinea
                                            first half of the 20th century

                                            height: 86cm (height with stand: 103cm), width: 14cm

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                                            Provenance

                                            Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.

                                            2187

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                                              Sepik Samban Hook Figure

                                              Italmul People, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
                                              first half of the 20th century

                                              height: 97cm, width: 30cm

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                                              Provenance

                                              Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.

                                              2182

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                                                Sepik Lime Container in the form of a Rooster on a Crocodile

                                                Iatmul People, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
                                                first half of the 20th century

                                                length: 68cm

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                                                Provenance

                                                Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century .

                                                3391

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                                                  Aboriginal Pineapple Pandanus Head Battle Club

                                                  Central Queensland, Australia
                                                  early 20th century

                                                  length: 72.5cm, weight: 541g

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                                                  Provenance

                                                  UK art market