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Auction House:
Webb's
Number of lots recorded:40
Lots with images:40
Prices available:40
Category:
New Guinean
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A spear, Papua New Guinea, a barbed spear head bound to a cane shaft. With a pattern etched into the shaft, length 135 cm ***
*** Two Papua New Guinea wood food hooks, Ex Denis Dutton collection. Length 43 cm ***
*** A wooden arrow, Papua New Guinea, flat form a slight twist to the wood. Serrations to one end. Length 57 cm ***
*** A middle Sepik naturalistic mask, Papua New Guinea. Of flat ovoid form, naturalistic face in its center with domed forehead and tongue out, each facial feature highlighted with white pigment. Decorated with carved concentric circles and arrow-shaped… ***
*** An ancestral carving, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Carved from wood, the wooden bust has been painted black with the face detailed in a white/grey pigment. Cowrie shells for eyes and plant fibre cords at the ears and nose. Height 31.5 cm, width 15 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea wall mask, the stylised face centred in carved circular border. Black and grey pigment. Ex Denis Dutton collection. Height 34 cm ***
*** Karut pectoral, Papua New Guinea, length 33 cm ***
*** A small New Guinea moulded clay and tortoise shell mask with courie shell eyes and border decorated with fibre twist and feathers. Height 17 cm. Width 12 cm ***
*** Massim Hafted adzes (2), of classic form with attached iron blades, wood and fibre. Length 43 cm. Width 19 cm. Length 35 cm. Width 16 cm ***
*** Lime container and two mortar and pestle, wooden with figural and incised decoration good well-used patina. Trobriand Islands. Height 38 cm. Width 4 cm. Height 26 cm. Width 3.5 cm. Height 9 cm. Width 10.5 cm ***
*** Massim carved spoons (4), black coconut shell hollowed spoons, with incised decoration to back of handle, in-filled with lime. Dry, weathered patina. Trobriand Islands. Length 12.2 cm. Width 7.5 cm ***
*** Yam mask, finely woven mask with painted designs. Decorated with fibre and black, red and white pigments. Abelam. Length 30 cm. Width 31 cm ***
*** Yam mask, finely woven fibre mask with painted yellow, black and red pigment designs. Sepik. Length 43 cm. Width 16 cm ***
*** Sepik figure carved Hornbill standing on four legged black base. Blackened overall patina. Cowrie shell inset eyes. Height 67 cm. Width 32 cm ***
*** Sepik figure Squatting with arms resting to knees, pierced ears with attached fibre and inset shell eyes. Blackened Patina. Height 32.5 cm. Width 15 cm ***
*** Sepik figure and highland figure (2) two wooden figures with inset shell eyes. Blackened patina with natural pigments. Height 31 cm. Width 6 cm. Height 27 cm. Width 7.5 cm ***
*** Sepik masks (2) over modelled mask and dagger with feathers and inlaid Cowrie shells, human hair, and woven fibre bases. Turtle shell, bone, natural pigments. Length 40 cm. Width 12 cm. Length 30 cm. Width 160 mm ***
*** Sepik figure, fine standing figure with hands resting to top of legs, raised features, slightly bent legs. Washed clay with natural pigments. Papua New Guinea. Height 58 cm. Width 10 cm ***
*** Ramu bowl, hollowed bowl, carved figures to ends. Blackened brown patina. Length 65 cm. Width 23 cm ***
*** Kukukuku salt pack Tightly bound with fibre in the Kukukuku area, soluble salt is extracted and crystallised. It is traded as currency in the Eastern, highlands. Length 69 cm. Width 10 cm ***
*** Sepik walking stick, with a crocodile formed handle, cylindrical shaft with raised discs. Blackened patina. Length 99.3 cm. Width 15.5 cm ***
*** Highlands belt wide bark based belt with intricate black and white woven overlaid zigzag pattern. Diameter 32 cm. Height 10 cm ***
*** Greenstone worked slab worked nephrite stone of flattened ovoid form with a smooth finish. Papua New Guinea. Height 55 cm. Width 12 cm ***
*** Cassowary bone dagger rounded, carved top with pierced hole, tapering blade. Soft, creamy patina. Sepik. Length 28.5 cm. Width 3 cm ***
*** Clay bowl, early and fine bowl with decoration overall. Kombio - Boiken area, East Sepik. Height 13 cm. Width 17 cm ***
*** Finely carved whistle overall carving with back to back abstract faces. Rich dark well used patina. Abelam people, Papua New Guinea. Length 14 cm. Width 9.5 cm ***
*** Highlands necklace dual boars tusk joined with fine fibre binding with attached job's tears bead necklace. Height 36 cm. Width 14 cm ***
*** Highlands shell pectoral adornment, hollowed triangular form with two pierced holes for attachment good, early patina. Southern, highlands. Height 13.5 cm. Width 9 cm ***
*** Early shell Headband, flattened pierced shells attached to fibre band with attached trade cloth. Papuan Gulf. Length 28 cm. Width 2 cm ***
*** Phallocrypt - Penis Gourds over modelled gourds with clay and inlaid cowrie shells and human hair attached. Woven fibre bases. Sepik river. Length 22 cm. Width 8 cm. Length 23 cm. Width 9 cm ***
*** Cassowary bone daggers (2), tapering blades with rich used patina. Sepik. Length 35 cm. Width 4.6 cm. Length 30.5 cm. Width 4.5 cm ***
*** Phallocrypt - penis gourds (2) from Telefomin with basket weaving to top. Length 34 cm. Width 4 cm. Length 26 cm. Width 4 cm ***
*** Group of kukukuku adornments (6) dual tusk necklace with fibre binding and cuscus and job's tears chain. Four pigs tusks and an orchid fibre woven headband. Height 40 cm. Width 8 cm. Height 28 cm. Width 3.5 cm length 10 cm (4) ***
*** A pig hunting net, Papua New Guinea, middle 20th century. Used for hunting and capturing pigs. Made from twisted plant fibre rope. The net has an open end with long cords for securing the catch. Length 405 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea carved stool, with black pigmentation and four central supports.Ex Dutton collection. Height 27 cm ***
*** Wooden mask wash Kuk Hills, Papua New Guinea, length 61.5 cm ***
*** A P.N.G. Stone Adze Length 9 cm ***
*** Stone bark Beater incised lines, fragmented. Kukukuku, Papua New Guinea. Length 14 cm. Width 4.5 cm ***
*** An ancestral figure carving, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 20th century. Carved from a single piece of wood and coloured with a rich brown patina. The figure depicts a female wearing a conical hat and a girdle. The figure stands in a closed posture… ***
*** Aibom pot, Papua New Guinea, height 19 cm ***