ART OF OCEANIA, AFRICA & THE AMERICAS

Papua New Guinea with polychrome decoration and cowrie shell eyes - height 91.4cm (3ft)

Fertility figure attributed to Tikar, Cameroon - height excluding wood stand 27.3cm (10 3/4in)

Papua New Guinea - height 24.8cm (9 3/4in)

Xochipala style seated woman - height 22.9cm (9in)

Malonde Shetani with three figures - 73.7cm (29in) high

Zebra hide - height 58.4cm (23in), diameter 55.9cm (22in)

Signed by Jacob E. Thomas, Cayuga - height of mask approximately 25.4cm (10in)

Papua New Guinea - height approximately 53.3cm (21in)

Attributed to Baule Tribe, Cote d' Ivorie, West Africa - height 82.6cm (32 1/2in)

Papua New Guinea with shell eyes - height 38.7cm (15 1/4in)

"Eagle on Mask and Turtle" steatite stone carving scratch signed by Jacob Thomas - length 38.1cm (15in), a few minor surface chips

Aibom, Papua New Guinea - height 21.6cm (8 1/2in), piece by left eye chipped

Demon mask with cowrie shells - height 30.5cm (12in), chips, piece missing by right eye

Painted Gope spirit board - height 64.8cm (25 1/2in)

Signed by Chief Jacob E. Thomas, Cayuga Nation, Snipe Clan - height 27.9cm (11in)

Crocodile, height 37.5cm (14 3/4in)

Canoe Lagim (splash board), top of one side missing - height 48.3cm (19in)

Sepic River, Papua New Guinea - height 54.6cm (21 1/2in), nose area worn/chipped

Steatite stone carving "Raven and Two Masks" by Sean Thomas, signed and dated (19)87 - height 31.8cm (12 1/2in)

Makonde Shetani figure group - height 83.8cm (33in)

Carved wood ancestor mask - height 42.5cm (16 3/4in), old surface wear

"Couple Embracing", age crack, two cowrie shell eyes missing - height 43.2cm (17in)

Large woven Tumuan dance mask - 94cm (37in) high

Suspension hook figure - height 58.4cm (23in)

Three-face Barong devil mask - length 24.8cm (9 3/4in)

Height 34.9cm (13 3/4in), one side of beak and lip chipped

Papua New Guinea - height 36.8cm (14 1/2in)

Papua New Guinea school standing woman with faded painted decoration and cowrie shell eyes (1 loose) - base with age crack, height to top of the antique top hat 1.02m (40in)

"Fish Canoe with Figures" - length 83.8cm (33in), incised monogram "N.J."

Papua New Guinea with cowrie shells - height 55.9cm (22in)

Large oval foraging basket with handle - length 57.2cm (22 1/2in)

Papua New Guinea - height 79.4cm (31 1/4in)

Buffalo mask signed by J. E. Thomas, Cayuga, Sandpiper Clan - height 29.2cm (11 1/2in)

Papua New Guinea school - height 64.8cm (25 1/2in)

"Figures, Turtle, Mask, Corn Cob" signed underneath Sandy Cleveland, (19)82, chips - length 26cm (10 1/4in)

Papua New Guinea with bird form handle - length 40.6cm (16in)

Food hook figure - height 51.4cm (20 1/4in)

Height 85.7cm (33 3/4in), with wig lined with cowrie shells, one nose tusk chipped

Abstract possibly Makonde, one leg with a break and base chips - 63.5cm (25in) high

Elaborate carved wood 78.7cm x 1.14m (31 x 45in) polychromed story board inset with cowrie shells depicting fish, figures, crocodile canoe, birds, houses and more

"Thunderbird" motif - 69 x 34in

Diameter 39.4 x 48.9cm (15 1/2 x 19 1/4in), bottom worn through in spots

Height 41.9cm (16 1/2in)

Food basket hook - height 64.1cm (25 1/4in)

(3) ash splint baskets, the large covered circular is 25.4cm (10in) diameter

Mahongwe Osseyba reliquary figure with hammered copper and copper coils - height 59.7cm (23 1/2in)

Height 58.4cm (23in)

Wayang Kulit shadow puppet - 67.3cm (26 1/2in) high

Tribal Buka basket - 41.9cm (16 1/2in) high

Cowrie shell eyes - height 32.4cm (12 3/4in)

"Chief Grey Cloud" by Jacob E. Thomas, Snipe Clan, Cayuga - height 30.5cm (12in)

Shetani Makonde tribal carving - 41.3cm (16 1/4in) high

Papua New Guinea - height 55.9cm (22in)

94 x 38in

Male figural food hook - height 85.1cm (33 1/2in)

"Man and Turtle on Hand" by Garfield Thomas, signed - length 26.7cm (10 1/2in), some chips and scratches

Gebereke, the Monkey God - 34.3cm (13 1/2in) high

Wounaan woven raven mask - height 27.9cm (11in)

Mescalaro burden basket - approx. 36.8cm (14 1/2in) high

Signed on top by Jacob E. Thomas, Snipe Clan, Cayuga - height 1.18m (46 1/2in)

Cowrie shell eyes - height 20.3cm (8in)

Attributed to Mali, West Africa - height 92.1cm (36 1/4in)

Zulu, South Africa - diameter 34.3cm (13 1/2in)

Luba comb with mother and young - 50.2cm (19 3/4in)

(9) assorted tribal wood and iron, longest 97.2cm (38 1/4in)

Vintage Chimayo, centre seam has some separation - 70 x 42in

Papua New Guinea longhouse mask - height 92.7cm (36 1/2in)

Ivory oliphant or side trumpet wrapped in lizard/snake skin - length 51.1cm (20 1/8in)

Hand-painted Guatemala/Mexico masks - taller 39.4cm (15 1/2in)

Story board with fish, canoe, figures and more - approximately 47 x 50.8cm (18 1/2 x 20in)

African school - height 99.1cm (39in)

Navajo approximately 71 1/2 x 36 1/2in

Covered example is 18.4cm (7 1/4in) high

Sepik River school - taller 74.3cm (29 1/4in)

Papau New Guinea giant snail shell and fibre

Nigerian school, tallest 45.7cm (18in), smallest with large base chip at back

(2) larger with handles 68.6cm (27in) diameter

Two-figure suspension hook with cowrie shell eyes - height 76.2cm (30in)

Hippie Boho yarn art approximately 1.07m (42in) high

Quiver is 49.5cm (19 1/2in) high retaining an old Waddington's auction tag

Figural food hook - 71.8cm (28 1/4in) high

Aibom, New Guinea - larger 30.5cm (12in) high, shows old repairs

Figures in canoes both with incised artist's monogram "NJ" - longer 43.8cm (17 1/4in)

Attributed to Guere, Ivory Coast - height 27.3cm (10 3/4in)

Faded painted decoration - height 57.2cm (22 1/2in)

Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea, small break on one side - height 72.4cm (28 1/2in)

Carved by Chief Jacob E. Thomas, Cayuga Nation, Snipe Clan - height approx. 26.7cm (10 1/2in)

Iatmul Kundu drum - height 49.5cm (19 1/2in)

Ancestor figure with cowrie shell eyes - 49.5cm (19 1/2in) high

(2) Mawai masks, Korogo village - height 80cm (31 1/2in), both with imperfections

Carved wood on stone - height 39.4cm (15 1/2in)

Approximately 1.04m x 61cm (41 x 24in), crack in panel middle bottom

Mayan culture 26cm (10 1/4in) high cylindrical vase; Colima dog figure

Eagle head and faces signed and dated underneath John Elliott, (19)87 - height 28.6cm (11 1/4in)

Sepik River ancestor mask - 65.4cm (25 3/4in) high

53 x 40in

Abelam Tribe woven mask - height approx. 67.3cm (26 1/2in)

Attributed to West Africa - 76.2cm (30in) high

Made by Juan A. Ponce, Puerto Rico - height 74.9cm (29 1/2in)

Attributed to Tanzania - 99.1cm (39in) high

Bamboo with sterling cap; African (leg on elephant damaged); (3) tribal - longest 94cm (37in)

Bird with cowrie shell eyes - length 87.6cm (34 1/2in)

(4) large Eastern Townships woven fibre bilum bags, largest is approximately 91.4cm (36in) wide at bottom - some age wear evident

Philippine Bontoc shield - height 92.7cm (36 1/2in)

Possibly a wedding necklace made with nautilus shells

Signed inside for Chief Jacob E. Thomas, Snipe Clan, Cayuga - height 26.7cm (10 1/2in)

Sepik River bilum mask, 1 cowrie shell eye missing - height 66cm (26in)

(10) Mexican coconut shell masks, some imperfections

(2) Yipwon one-leg figures - taller 99.1cm (39in), shorter has age crack

Zebra skin - diameter 57.2cm (22 1/2in), height 50.8cm (20in), some wear

Diameter 58.4cm (23in)

Tray, bowls, etc. - largest is 45.7cm (18in) diameter

Kilim measuring 81 x 60in

Saui mask with cowrie shells and feathers - 53.3cm (21in) high

Bark canoe with interior incised drawing and lettering including "Canada" - length 63.5cm (25in)

Approximately 71.1 x 40.6cm (28 x 16in)

Anthropomorphic figures with imperfections - taller 18.4cm (7 1/4in)

(3) with quill decoration, some age imperfections - largest is 21cm (8 1/4in) diameter

(6) native Papua New Guinea string bags

(2) ancestor figures with cowrie shell eyes - taller 53.3cm (21in)

(4) wood chains; (4) others including crocodile, fish, gazelle, male torso

Fibre raven mask - height 34.3cm (13 1/2in)

Spirit on rock, paper labels underneath "Joe Green" and "$525" - length 41.9cm (16 1/2in), minor chips - very heavy, not suitable for shipping

(6) pieces including large 53.3cm (21in) diameter container, trays, etc.

Papua New Guinea hook figures - height approximately 47cm (18 1/2in)

Large whisk, fibre courting charm, textile panels, (3) fibre beak hangings, beaver skin purse, etc.

Face with bird head crest - height 82.6cm (32 1/2in)

Three-leg stool with beads - height 29.2cm (11 1/2in), seat has a small surface hole

(2) mermaids and a man with fish all appearing to be by the same unknown artist together with a 66cm (26in) high female figure

Including oak splint hand basket, circular with quill on lid, covered with exterior and handles affixed with cowrie shells, etc.

Papua New Guinea male ancestor figure - height 80cm (31 1/2in), on back wear/rub marks

(11) Eastern Highlands bilum bags

Papua New Guinea flat figures - taller 79.4cm (31 1/4in)

(3) Sepik River ancestor masks with cowrie shell eyes - largest is 34.3cm (13 1/2in)

(4) lime gourds, Trobriand Islands - largest is 18.4cm (7 1/4in) high to collar

Both by Jacob E. Thomas, Snipe Clan, Cayuga - height approximately 26cm (10 1/4in)

(2) rollers or cylinders and a 63.5cm (25in) high African school with snakes

Animal skin container probably for milk 30.5cm (12in) high; powder horn, small drum

Carved wood with painted mask, age cracks - 66.7cm (26 1/4in) high

Largest is 24.1cm (9 1/2in) diameter

Ceremonial cult mask - 59.7cm (23 1/2in) high

Tallest 53.3cm (21in)

West Papua ground clamshell chest ornament; stone pendant; claw necklace; shells; etc.

Larger is 39.4cm (15 1/2in) high, both have minor damage at top

Attributed to Tanzania - height 53.3cm (21in)

Eagle, boomerang, outrigger canoe, figures, etc. - some imperfections

Papua New Guinea ancestor figures - taller 54cm (21 1/4in)