McWhinnie Collection

The McWhinnie Collection is small,  weighing in at just over 300 pieces, ( but growing strongly ) it spans many cultures, and is of  a fairly respectable quality, this is a random selection, please enjoy.

Ceremonial feathered dilly bag & armbands

Ceremonial feathered dilly bag & armbands

Majapahit, stone, approx. weight 150-200 kilo

Majapahit, stone, approx. weight  150-200 kilo

Gold articulated monkey (one of a pair)

Gold monkey (one of a pair)

Avalokitesvara

Avalokitesvara

Stitched bark coffin

Stitched bark coffin, the edge sealed with spinifex grass resin, decorated with with natural ochres, human skulls & bones motif.
Stitched bark coffin, the edge sealed with spinifex grass resin, decorated with with natural ochres, human skulls & bones motif.

Tanimbar pregnant figure seated on a moko drum

Tanimbar figure seated on a moko drum

Feathered headdress, Brazil

Feathered headdress, Brazil

Palden Lhamo

Palden Lhamo

Palau figure, W.Caroline Islands

Palau figure, W.Caroline Islands

Gold mask, Singasari period, E. Java

Gold mask, Singasari period, E. Java

Stone head, Cham, Vietnam

Stone head, Cham, Vietnam

Himalayan mask

Himalayan mask

Stone stele, Tang dynasty, China

Stone stele, Tang dynasty, China

Large buddha, Momoyama period, Japan

Large buddha, Momoyama period, Japan

Tiwi painting of pukamani posts

Tiwi painting of pukamani posts

Bronze maitraya, Pra kon chai, Thailand

Bronze maitraya, Pra kon chai, Thailand (see restored statue in antique & art restoration section)
Bronze maitraya, Pra kon chai, Thailand

tiwi statue

Tiwi statue

Small bronze buddha, Burma, 9th.c.

Small bronze buddha, Burma, 9th.c.

Gold mamuli

Gold mamuli

Oracle bone, Uighar people, China

Oracle bone, Uighar people, China

Large seated buddha, (700mm) Edo period, Japan

Large seated buddha, (700mm) Edo period, Japan

Fragment from a bowl, Palau, W. Caroline Islands

Fragment from a bowl, Palau

Gold kris handle

Gold kris handle, diamonds, rubies & sapphires, Majapahit, E. Java
Gold kris handle, diamonds, rubies & sapphires, Java

Solid silver buddha, 16th.c. Thailand

Solid silver buddha, 16th.c. Thailand