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Large & Early Kina Shell Pectoral Pendant with Stone-Drilled Holes
Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea late 18th-19th century
width: approximately 19cm, weight: 183g
Provenance
Julian Harding Collection, London
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
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Massim Carved, Wooden Lime Spatula Shaped as a Hornbill
Massim People, Tobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea early 20th century
length: 38.3cm
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
private collection, UK
Life-sized Sepik Ancestor Figure
Sepik Region, New Guinea late 19th century
height: 165cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.
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
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century .
Sepik Kominimung Shield
Pora Pora or Bien River, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea first half of the 20th century
height: 117cm, width: 46cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century.
Sepik Crocodile Man Earthenware Roof Ridge Tile with Pigments
Chambri Lakes, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea early 20th century
height: 42cm, width: 25.5cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, collected by de Sales McHugh in the early 20th century.
Pair of New Guinea Cone-Shell Ear Ornaments, dated 1859
New Guinea collected in 1859
maximum diameter of each: 7cm
Provenance
UK art market; private collection, UK.