Massim, Papua Gulf Kula Shell Currency Braclet circa 1970, Papua New Guinea

Carving of a Female Fertility Figure c1950s, Sepik River Region, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Traditional Fierce Female Ancestor Mindibit Figure, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea circa 1950s 60cm Tall

Australian Aboriginal Spear Point circa 2,500 years, found near the border of Western Australia and Northern Territory, Australia

Australian Aboriginal Handaxe, collected in 1865 near Millicent South Australia by early settlers. Estimated age +3,000 years old. Discarded by the original maker as the tip broke off.

Australian Aboriginal Hand Axe , Port Wakefield South Australia, collected in 1860 early settlers . Estimated age + 2500 years old

Rare Stone Axe Heads: Wahgi Valley Papua New Guinea circa early 1930s.

Before the first Australian patrol to Mt Hagen in 1933, stone axes were in daily use in the Papua New Guinea Highlands and were widely traded.

Many occurrences of hard rocks suitable for axe making were exploited, but only at a few centres was the manufacture of axes carried out on a large scale. In recent times, a group of axe factories located in the Wahgi and Jimi Valleys accounted for the bulk of production  and may stretch back 2,500 years. 

They are no longer made (being replaced with metal trade goods) and the knowledge of how to make them has essentially been lost in the face of modern cultural influences. If owned now, they are essentially used for ceremonial purposes or as visual demonstrations of wealth and family history.

These 2 specimens were collected in the early 1970's.

Retro West German Bay Keramik mid-1950's pots Marked 580-12

Retro West German Dumler & Breidon Pottery Vase Mark 523-18 circa 1967

Orange, Red Outer Glaze and Dark Blue Interior Glaze.

Stone War Club with Possum Gut Fibre and Hardwood Handle circa 1900's Central Highlands Papua New Guinea

Ancestor Carving with Fish Cult Totemic Symbols inlaid with shell circa 1980s: Simbo Island, SOLOMON ISLANDS

Crocodile Ancestor Carving circa 1990's: Gizo, SOLOMON ISLANDS

Shell Specimen (rare): Cypraea Rottnestensis Exmouthensis

CYPRAEA ROTTNESTENSIS EXMOUTHENSIS

Common Group: Cowries

Specimen Grade: F+++

RARE

Size: 33.1 mm

Rottnest Island, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Circa 1950's Coconut Shell Village Food Scoops & Animal Cult Pot & Whistle Sepik & Ramu Rivers Papua New Guinea

mineral Specimen: Selenite Crystal Cluster from Lubin, POLAND

Mineral Specimen: Pyrite crystal on matrix, from La Rioja, SPAIN

Mineral-Gemstone Specimen: Polished Labradorite Display Piece from Tuleah, MADAGASCAR

1st Edition & Signed 'Drawn from Paradise' by Sir David Attenborough & Errol Fuller

Angoram, Sepik River Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Mud Mask (Molded onto a Large Shell) with pig tusks & kina (money shell) decorations, circa 1970s.

Australian Aboriginal Stone Burin knife or scraper c 2500 BCE, Mary River, Northern Territory Australia

Mens Wealth Display necklace, circa early 1960's Tanimbar (Timur Laut) formerly West Papua now Indonesia.

Old Stone Adze circa early 1970's, Papua New Guinea

Circa 1960's Chimbu Tribe, Kina Shell Wealth Neck Ornament, Papua New Guinea

Example of how its worn:

Seven Beautiful Wooden Haircombs circa 1970s Papua New Guinea

Asmat Cassowary Bone Dagger with Stylized Head, shells, Pig Tusks & cassowary feathers: Papua New Guinea c late 1960s-early 1970's