The art of Oceania and the Pacific holds a power rooted in ancestry, land and ceremony. This collection brings together carvings, figures, masks, weapons, instruments, ceramics and ritual artefacts from Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific. Each piece embodies traditions that connected communities through story, dance and craftsmanship.
Our selection spans regions from Melanesia and Polynesia to Micronesia, including Papua New Guinea ancestor figures and spirit boards, Solomon Islands shell inlay work, Fijian and Tongan kava bowls and clubs, Māori carvings and jade, Aboriginal Australian shields and bark paintings, and artefacts from Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands. These objects reflect cultures where art served purpose — to honour, protect or remember — and where design and meaning remain inseparable.
Massim puluta carved hardwood sword club Trobriand Islands, c.1890
Massim carved wooden canoe bowl from Papua New Guinea, 20th century
Schroders Glass blue art glass paperweight, New Zealand, late 20th century
Santa Cruz Solomon Islands carved ceremonial dance paddle with blade motif c 1900
Asmat indigenous male fertility ancestral wood carving from Papua New Guinea, 98cm tall
Papua New Guinea green glazed ceramic lamp base marked AWAEKTU PNG
Carved Pacific or Māori-style wooden ancestor figure with hollowed cavity, 41cm tall
Papua New Guinea hardwood Kundu finger drum with inlay and reptile skin head
Iatmul horned large spirit figure (agiba), East Sepik River, Papua New Guinean
Antique Māori carved wooden ceremonial paddle with tiki figures New Zealand circa 1920
Art Deco spherical hand-painted ceramic vase attributed Crown Lynn New Zealand
Dayak Borneo ironwood offering bowl with Aso figures, Rajang River Sarawak, 20th century
Rare spirit board (gope) from Papa New Guinea, by a Sepik River clan
Pair of Papua New Guinea canoe prow carvings in pigment-painted hardwood, mid-20th century
Middle Sepik carved ancestral figure with shell inlay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea
