Massim Lime Spatula with Protective Human Figures
Fine Massim lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Spatulas were used by preparing betel nut. The betel nut and leaf were mixed with chalk so it was chewable. Spatulas with human figures were used by magicians as protection during Kula travels…
Trobriand Islands Carved Bowl
A carved bowl, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (mid-late twentieth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 55 cm wide
Massim Standing Figure with Natural Pigments, Papua New Guinea
A Standing Figure, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (circa 1900), carved wood and natural earth pigments, 36 cm high. Provenance: Muriel Larner, Cairns. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott, 1970. Exhibited: Art of Massim Region of Papua…
Trobriand Islands' Lagim Splashboard: Protection and Magic
A large and impressive splashboard (Lagim), Trobriand Islands, mid 20th century carved wood This large and impressive splashboard, Lagim, from a kula canoe of the Trobriand Islands is unusual for its magnificence and size. The splashboard had both…
Massim Lime Spatulas: Trobriand Islands' Impressive 83 cm Length
Two large Massim lime spatulas, Trobriand Islands, the largest 83 cm long
Massim Pig Figures from Trobriand Islands, PNG
Fine pair of Massim pig figures, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Pig sculptures have been made on Kiriwina Island to sell Western visitors as early as 1880. The use of pre-contact pig figures is uncertain; its function as an item of value used for…
Massim Lime Spatula with Human Figures
Large Massim lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Spatulas were used by preparing betel nut. The betel nut and leaf were mixed with chalk so it was chewable. Spatulas with human figures were used by magicians as protection during Kula…
Massim Club from Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
A Massim Club, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (early twentieth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 63 cm long. Provenance: Muriel Larner, Cairns. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott, 1970. Exhibited: Art of Massim Region of…
Serpentine Carved Wooden Bowl from Trobriand Islands
A large and impressive bowl, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, carved from a single piece of wood. The bowl has a wide flat rim that is carved with designs of spiralling snakes, height 14.5 cm, width 74 cm, depth 43.5 cm
Trobriand Islands Priest's Staff
19th century Trobriand Islands priest's staff. Staff head carved with 2 squatting back to back human figures. Provenance: ex collection of Capt W Campbell Thomson, Pickles Auctions Sept 5th 1986, lot 143. Catalogue included, length 137 cm
Restored Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Splash Board
Trobriand Islands splash board carved wood, restored
Trobriand Islands Ceremonial Paddle: 153 cm of Traditional Artistry
A ceremonial paddle, Trobriand Islands, 153 cm high
Trobriand Bowl with Incised Figures
Trobriand bowl with figures, bowl rim and both figures with finely incised design. Provenance: ex. Leo Fleischman collection, Trobriand Islands,Papua New Guinea. Diameter 22 cm. Height 14 cm
Trobriand Islands Wooden Bowl, 81cm
A large wooden bowl, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
Trobriand Islands Canoe Prow Ornaments
Three canoe prow ornaments, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
Trobriand Island Sword Club
Papua New Guinean sword club, rich dark patina, saw teeth carved to the handle, large carved band inlaid with limestone to the shaft. Trobriand Islands. 66 cm length
Massim Adze Handle from Papua New Guinea
An adze handle, Massim Region, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 48 cm, width 19 cm
Trobriand Islands Feast Bowl
An impressive Trobriand Islands feast dish, Papua New Guinea, carved from dense, heavy wood, hollowed-out deeply. Of elliptical form raised on a small base, ornamented with incised undulating geometric designs on the rim. Beautiful grain with the natural…
Massim Splash Board with Female Reproductive Organ Design
A Massim splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, with a finely incised and decorated design representing elements of the female reproductive organs, some wear and marking from use
Trobriand Islands Massim Sword Club
A Massim sword club, with incised pattern and glossy patina on handle, on metal stand, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 66 cm
Twin Spiralled Splashboard from Trobriand Islands
A Splashboard, incised with twin spiralling traditional designs, wear consistent with considerable use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 63 cm
Trobriand Island Carved Steering Paddle
Steering paddle. Signed by carver. Purchased from owner on Kitava Island, Milne Bay, Trobriand Islands. Jutta Malnic collection
Trobriand Islands Canoe Prow
A Trobriand Islands carved and painted canoe prow, height 89 cm, width 53 cm
Trobriand Splashboard with Pink Enamel Paint
A Splashboard, incised design to top, portion of base painted with pink enamel paint, signs of extensive use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 78 cm
Trobriand Islands Hardwood Spatula
A spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (mid twentieth century), carved hardwood, 39 cm long
Trobriand Islands Massim Figure
Massim Figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Slight loss to nose. Height 48 cm
Ancient Ebony Lime Spatula from Trobriand Islands
An ancient ebony lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Collected by Rev William Fellows, the first missionary on the Trobriand Islands (1885-1890) ex-William Dunmall collection. Aquired from the grandson of Rev Fellows in WA in…
Trobriand Kula Canoe Splashboard with Figure Crest
Trobriand Kula canoe Splashboard. Pierced and carved with small figure to crest, height 77 cm
Trobriand Islands Canoe Splashboard
A canoe Splashboard 'Lagun', Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: ex. David Baker collection Sydney, 95 x 56 cm
Trobriand Islands Wave Splitter
A wave splitter, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 91 cm
Trobriand Island Drum from David Baker Collection
A Trobriand Island drum. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 104 cm
Sixipeni's Nagega Canoe Prow from Trobriand Islands
Nagega canoe prow. Previously owned by Sixipeni and used on famous Tanalele Kula to Panamote Atoll after which he was killed. Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. See Kula: Myth and Magic in the Trobriand Islands, Jutta Malnic, Cowrie books, 1998, p.74…
Trobriand Islands Canoe Wave Splitter
Canoe wave splitter, Gawa Nagela, with finely inscribed curvilinear design. Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnik collection. Approx 125 x 80 cm
Melanesian Objects: Drum, Vessel, Pounders
Four Melanesian objects, including Trobriand island finger drum, Solomon islands food vessel and two stone pounders. The drum, 27.5 cm high
Massim Headrest and Figurative Carving from Papua New Guinea
A Massim headrest in the form of an ancestral animal and a Massim figurative carving, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), from the style and patination we believe these pieces to be from the early part of the twentieth century or possibly nineteenth…
Trobriand Islands Canoe Prow
A canoe prow, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
Trobriand Islands Feast Bowl with Incised Designs
A large Trobriand Islands feast bowl, coconut wood decorated with incised spirals and geometric designs to the outer boarder. 80 x 45 cm
Ancient Mona Feast Bowl from Papua New Guinea
A very old large communal Mona feast bowl. Ilalima village, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnic collection
Undecorated Long Club from Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea
Probable Papua New Guinea Trobriand Island long club plain form, undecorated, 141 cm length
Massim Canoe Bailers from Trobriand Islands, PNG
A pair of Massim canoe Bailers, signs of wear conducive with use, Trobriand Islands, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 42 - 44 cm
Massim Canoe Bailer with Stylised Face, Trobriand Islands
A Massim canoe Bailer, in the form of a stylised face, signs of use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 39 cm
Anthropomorphic Massim Canoe Bailer from Trobriand Islands
A Massim canoe Bailer, in anthropomorphic form, signs of use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 47 cm
Trobriand Islands Splash Board
A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 57 cm
Trobriand Shell-Inlaid Wood Bowl
A large Trobriand bowl, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a single piece of wood. The bowl has a wide flat rim that is carved with designs spiral designs and open work with shell inlays. Height 11.6 cm, depth 44 cm
Spiral Inlay Trobriand Wood Bowl
A Trobriand bowl with shell inlay. Carved from a single piece of wood, this bowl has a wide rim creating a rectangular shape. The rim is decorated with spiral designs with open work. Small inlays of shell around the rim. The bowl sits on a thin circular…
Trobriand Island Elliptical Feast Bowl from Nigel Hillind Collection
Trobriand Island elliptical wooden feast bowl, Provenance: Nigel Hillind Collection
Early Massim Ancestral Animal Headrest
An early Massim headrest in the form of an ancestral animal, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, from the style and patination we believe this piece to be from the early part of the twentieth century or possibly nineteenth century. For a similiar example…
Trobriand Islands Massim Carved Wood Figure Group
A Massim carved wood figure group, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 19.5 cm high, 40 cm long
Ochre-Decorated Massim Panel from Trobriand Islands
A Massim panel, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, with incised design decorated with natural ochres
Massim Canoe Bailer Anthropomorphic Form Trobriand Islands PNG
A Massim canoe Bailer, in anthropomorphic form, signs of use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 54 cm
Island Implements and Stirring Sticks Collection
Two Trobriand Islands implements & a Sepik Stirring stick, finely crafted Kiriwina axe handle, a Trobriand sago stirrer, and a small Sepik cooking implement. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 48 - 89 cm
Trobriand Islands Wave Splitter
A wave splitter, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 64 cm
Trobriand Islands Splash Board
A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 71 cm
Trobriand Island Massim Lime Spatula
Massim lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood, dark glossy patina. Spatulas were used by preparing betel nut. The betel nut and leaf were mixed with chalk so it was chewable. Spatulas with human figures were used…
Intricately Carved Trobriand Islands Feast Dish
A delicately carved Trobriand Islands feast dish, Papua New Guinea, carved from dense wood, of elliptical form raised on a small base with symmetrical abstract leaf-shaped lobes, meticulously decorated with incised spiral and scrolls motifs on the rim.…
Trobriand Kula Trade Canoe with Incised Decoration
Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Kula trade, canoe wave cutter, with incised decoration and painted in natural pigments of white, black and red, 68 cm x 32 cm
Trobriand Islands Massim Food Bowl
Massim food bowl Trobriand Islands. Platter style with ric-rac carved rim (loss under). On raised reticular carved foot, one piece. Height 14 cm, diameter 31 cm
Trobriand Islands Feast Dish
An impressive Trobriand Islands feast dish, Papua New Guinea, of elliptical form with carved lobes, raised on a circular base, ornamented with incised stylised designs on the rim representing fish, snakes, birds, stars and rainbows. Provenance: from the…
Trobriand Island Dance Shield
A Trobriand Island dance shield, Papua New Guinea, with incised and painted design to face, height 69 cm
Trobriand Islands Lime Spatula and Hand Server
A lime spatula and serving Implement, sever in the form of an out stretched hand and spatula with profusely carved handle, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea and Africa, length 36 cm [hand]
Trobriand Islands Ebony Staff with Outward Gazing Figures
A Trobriand Islands staff, in the form of two outward gazing figures, one male one female, ebony, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 102 cm
Trobriand Splashboard with Traditional Designs
A Splashboard, with incised traditional designs, wear consistent with considerable use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 53 cm
Trobriand Islands Splash Board
A splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 63 cm
Trobriand Islands Lime Spatula with Scrolled Handle
Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands tortoiseshell lime Spatua, with scrolled handle, length 15 cm
Massim Ebony Staff with Mother of Pearl Inlay
An Massim ebony staff, profusely carved and with inlaid mother of pearl, on custom metal stand, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 87 cm
Trobriand Island Platter for Cone Shell Presentation
An old wooden platter, on purpose built stand, used to present cone shells (new mwali) to Kaileuna Chiefs at end of the communal cone fishing competiton Vinau, purchased from Chief Katubai on Kaileuna Island, Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea, mentioned…
Trobriand Islands Incised Bowl Figure
Trobriand Islands bowl figure, in classic squatting form with bowl. Incised design. Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands,Papua New Guinea. Diameter 12 x 36 cm
Trobriand Splash Board
A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 88 cm
Fish-shaped serving bowl with mother of pearl inlay
A Fish-Shaped bowl, Trobriand Islands, used for the serving of food. This bowl is carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a fish. The wood has been highly polished and the rim has been decorated with an intricate mother of pearl inlay. Height 5…
Trobriand Islands Carved Hardwood Clubs
Two clubs, Trobriand Islands (circa 1900), carved hardwood. 56.5 cm & 67 cm long
Trobriand Hardwood Stool with Stylised Figure Decoration
A Trobriand hardwood stool, the disc form top and base with a stylised figure between, traditional liniel and notch carved decoration, some repair. Height 48 cm
Trobriand Skirt Making Board with Traditional Designs
A Trobriand skirt Making board, used to impress traditional designs onto the grass used in the making of skirts, hardwood with deep patina, one side heavily incised, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection,…
Trobriand Island Spatulate Club
Old spatulate club from the Trobriand Islands, dark hardwood with incised decoration, approx 75 cm long
Trobriand Islands Splash Board from David Baker Collection
A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 58 cm
Massim Canoe Steering Paddle from Trobriand Islands
A large Massim canoe steering paddle, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 257 cm
Trobriand Islands Canoe Splashboard
Massim canoe Splashboard (Lagim), Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Wooden canoe prow splash board, intricately carved on one face, plain on other, splash board placed transversely across the prow behind…
Trobriand Islands Massim Stool
Massim stool, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood, length 58 x 24.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales
Miniature Splash Board and Ebony Ancestral Figure
A Minature splash board and a carved ebony ancestral figure, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), length 8-10 cm
Trobriand Islands Carved Hardwood Staff
A hardwood staff, profusely carved and inlaid design of mother of pearl shell, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, length 79 cm
Massim Finger Drum and Figure from Trobriand Islands
A Massim finger drum and figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 31 cm
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