A Vanuatu Malekula Islands mambuki stick, the stylised head with red clay mask, protruding nose, curled pig tusks and with spider's webs and vegetable fibre hair all mounted on a wooden stick. Length 110 cm
An old carved wood Vanuatu ceremonial pig killer, shouldered hammer form, carved with a stylised human face with two traditional upward-projecting open apexes with serrated edges, representations of pig's jaws, curved plain long handle with knob end, evide
Pair of combs made from bamboo, with incised decoration to top, splayed teeth. Polished early patina. Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Length 26 cm. Width 7 cm; length 18.5 cm. Width 7 cm;
Pair of combs triangular body with eight splayed teeth; fibre binding with encrusted patina. Gaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu. Length 29.5 cm. Width 7.5 cm; length 27 cm. Width 8.5 cm
Group of Combs (3) various forms, of wood, bamboo, fibre binding; incised decoration, with splayed teeth to end. Polished and dry patinas. Vanuatu. Length 31 cm. Width 5 cm; length 20 cm. Width 6 cm; width 2.4 cm. Width 8 cm
Vanuatu pudding knives (2) Lap Lap, collected from Hiou Island. Long spatula form with decorative ends. Dark, encrusted patina overall. Length 53 cm. Width 5.6 cm; length 415, width 6.5 cm
Vanuatu mask raised facial features with a large flared nose. Inset boar's tusks to sides of mouth. Painted patina with white, red and black natural pigments. Backed with cobweb extending to coiffure and beard. Natural-fibre string for attachment. Length 1
Fine Vanuatu mask raised facial features with a large flared nose. Inset boar's tusks to sides of mouth. Painted patina with white, red and black natural pigments. Backed with cobweb extending to coiffure and beard. Natural-fibre string for attachment. Len
Vanuatu mask very naturalistic features with a large, flared nose. Inset boar's tusks to sides of mouth. Painted patina with white, red and black natural pigments. Inserted bamboo skewers protruding from chin and forehead. Banana leaf and cobweb backing. U
Vanuatu carved head carved face with deep eyes, raised checks, elongated nose and mouth bearing teeth. Carved from fossilised seabed. Vanuatu. Collected 1950. Height 15 cm. Width 11 cm
Large Vanuatu Grade post, large carved post with carved face of ovoid form with elongated forehead, raised triangular decoration to central ridge and sides. Raised eyes and nose. Coloured with natural pigments. Collected 1950. Vanuatu. Length 146 cm. Width
A malekula figure, Tonan Island, Vanuatu (mid-late twentieth century), boars tusks, dogs teeth, mud, web, straw and cane, 94 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney