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New Guinean — Tribal

Lots 1441—1536 Found 4,010

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Two Sepik figures, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stands). Approx. lengths 33 cm, 30 cm
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A gope spirit board, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. L106 x 22 cm
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A Highway Meri, in the form of a spread-eagled woman with grass skirt and shell eyes, Yentsuamangua village, Sepik river Papua…
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Two engraved bone Daggers, Abelam region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, length 36 - 37 cm
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Four food Paddles, lower Sepik river 60 cm
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Three figural daggers, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, cassowary bone, clay, feathers, shells and natural pigments (3), approx.…
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An old Conch shell, Vokeo Island, Papua New Guinea, length 36 cm
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A woven Helmut mask, 'Baba', finely woven, with strong vertical profile; painted in red and blue ochres, with a cassowary…
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Asmat shield, coastal area, Papua New Guinea carved decoration with earth colours, 210 x 38 cm
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Admiralty Islands spear head, with obsidian spear head, supported with woven natural fibre and carved decoration accented by…
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A Saudi Arabian replica Guinea gold coin; 1950, uncirculated.916 gold. Wt. 7.98g.
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Two well used canoe wave splitters, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (2), length 52-26 cm
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An Asmat ancestral figure, West Papua, incorporating three figures and a symbolic m'bis protrusion, height 104 cm
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Four carved figures, including two birds, a couching ancestor figure from the Sepik region and a New Britain dukduk ancestor…
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A spirit figure, carved wood with shell eyes and earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 129 cm high
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A large Papua New Guinea wooden story board, depicting seven Brothers in a canoe, the sea below swarming with fish, and the…
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A coastal Sepik drum (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form, decorated with incised figurative motifs, with ancestor mask…
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Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment on both sides of the…
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Papua New Guinea steering paddle or rudder. Carved figural handle, for a very large kula canoe, c1930. David Said Collection,…
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Old middle Sepik gable mask. Haus tambaran, c1950. David Said Collection, length 60 cm
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Canoe Paddles New Guinean Hardwood Two 1.5m Length
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An Abelam cooking pot, of coiled low fired clay, with ancestor motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 24 x 37…
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Three fine feather ornaments, Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea, [3]. Provenance: Collected by Peter Hallinan (1938-2015).…
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New Guinea Asmat board. Carved polychrome board with age patina, height 133 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River mask. Mwai mask, modelled with clay set shells, pigs tusks and human hair. Length 66 cm
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Early 20th century Massim mortar and pestle. Finely carved mortar with Janus heads and incised designs and old patina, 22 cm…
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Early 20th century Massim dance club. Typical flattened scroll carved flat blade semi circular pommel with 3 tassel holes.…
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Large Sepik river ancestral figure, of figural bird/ crocodile form, decorated in natural pigments of brown, white and black,…
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Papua New Guinea Highlands 'Kukukuku' club with fibre binding, length 82 cm
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Five various bone daggers. One, cassowary bone dagger, Sepik river region of Papua New Guinea Highlands, collected prior to…
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Canoe adze blade, upper fly river, Papua New Guinea. Collected 1937. Length 28 cm. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth.
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A large Trobriand Islands feast bowl, coconut wood decorated with incised spirals and geometric designs to the outer boarder.…
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A Sepik suspension hook, Papua New Guinea. Food and valuables are suspended from the hook in baskets and bags which was then…
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Large Papua New Guinea orators stool orthodox form of figure formed as seat, raised carving with fine red black and white…
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An old woven fibre Papua New Guinea yam mask, concentric eyes. Height 43 cm
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A Papua New Guinea pearl shell crescent breast plate, adorned with shells and fibre, width 19 cm.
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An incised and painted black palm fighting club, probably Papua Gulf Region, Papua New Guinea, length 118 cm
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Two bone lime spatulas, Trobriand Islands, a bone dagger, Maprik Region, an unusual bone hair pin and a ground shell nose piece…
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A Massim headrest in the form of an ancestral animal and a Massim figurative carving, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2),…
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Three yam masks, Abelam people, Maprik Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, all well painted; used to decorate the…
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Rare huon Gulf scoop bone food scraper with superb figural element to handle, height 16 cm
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A Papua New Guinea crocodile head canoe prow, Ex Denis Dutton collection. Length 64 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik river carved Birdman totem. On carved wood stand (cracked, as inspected). Height 96 cm (total)
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Sepik carving. An early, pre 1960s carving of a woman from the village of Kambot on the Keram river,Papua New Guinea as…
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Early Ethnographic coastal Sepik, Papua New Guinea river ceremonial mask 52 cm (with stand)
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19th century 'Mittagong Lion' cast iron doorstop attributed to Fitzroy foundry, Southern Highlands NSW
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Papuan Gulf Club. Black patinated palm wood club with fine openwork carving with red pigment and traces of lime. Length 122 cm.…
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Massim Club. Tapering form, pierced holes for attachment at top, raised carving to handle. Light brown patina. Length 74 cm.…
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Huon Gulf Bowl. Of hollowed form, tapering to points at each end, rim decorated with stylised human figure with arm…
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Huon Gulf Bowl. Of hollowed form, tapering to points at each end, rim and base decorated with stylised bird and fish figures;…
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Mask. Of long hollowed, ovoid form with intricate incised and raised decoration to face, coloured with red, black and white…
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A large and decorative ceremonial adze blade, PNG, Milne Bay, Louisiade Archipelago. Curved blade with chevron ridging, reduced…
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Papua New Guinea spirit figure, metal carved with polychrome finish, including bow (no string) 160 cm
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Two Papua New Guinean masks, 48 cm high (largest)
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A Sepik River food hook and mask, 94 cm high (food hook)
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Trobriand Island dance paddle nicely carved and hand painted, 74 x 28 cm, very good condition
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A large Papua New Guinean clay 'Sero' style cooking pot, middle Sepik River origin, 55 cm high, 42 cm diameter
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Papua New Guinea carved dance mask. Ramu river. Older charred interior patina. Length 48 cm
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Papua New Guinea Drowning woman Kwoma figure. Carved recumbent figure with ochre decoration. Height 85 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea Massim lime Spatulas. Height 29 cm and. Height 31 cm
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Probable Papua New Guinea Trobriand Island long club plain form, undecorated, 141 cm length
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A Papua New Guinea n carved wooden totem figure of a man wearing mask polychrome decorated 110 cm high
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Papua New Guinea ornate carved wood large mask, Highlands Sepik River area, highlighted with coloured pigments and with fibre…
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Two Yorai Smoking pipes, of wood in form of stylised pigs, one with resin-set eyes,Papua New Guinea, 34-28 cm (2). Provenance:…
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A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: damage to edge and crack a/f, height 148 cm, width 42 cm
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A fine war shield, Simbai Region, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 103 cm, width 37 cm
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A fine ancestral figure, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 157 cm, width 14 cm
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A large mounted ancestral mask, Tambanum village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, in the form of a mwai mask used in Naven…
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Papua New Guinea shield (collected mid 1960s). Ochre and white coloured decoration with carved grip. Length 153 cm
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A late ethnographic Massim canoe prow (Fergusson Island), of wood decorated with curvilinear motifs, remnant polychrome…
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A large painted Sepik figure, 75 cm high
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Three Papua New Guinea stone chisels, length 22 cm, 20.5 cm and 19 cm (3)
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Papua New Guinea carved plaque, of oval form, depicting a mask of a spirit, in natural pigments of white, black and red, length…
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Trobriand ceremonial shield, intricately carved, stained and limed piece showing much use patination
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New Guinea stone club, collected mid 20th century, diamond form stone head with woven cane binding on hardwood handle, evidence…
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Tall figurative totem. East Pauan. Four seated ancestral figures with traditional Massim carving. 101 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea Oro Province tapa cloths
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A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 57 cm
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A canoe prow, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Edward Sale A/F with pieces, 111 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure, 109 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 83 cm
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A collection of six artefacts, including four incised bamboo pipes, New Guinea, a carved Aboriginal lizard figure and a woomera…
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Wosera Bapa mask, finely woven cane mask decorated with natural ochres. Worn during the initiation ceremony for young men. East…
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An ancestral mask, Japandai village, Sepik river PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 52 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure with stand, 77 cm
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An ancestral bust, deeply weathered, possibly a garamut finial, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, length 28 cm
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A war shield, in oval form with symmetrical ochre painted design, Lai Valley, Southern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, 47 cm x 130…
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Murik Lakes canoe prow, profusely carved with main strong browed bust and prominant nose. Provenance: ex: Chris Boylan…
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An old Sepik mask and Sepik flute stopper, the flute stopper was collected in 1967 by Andrew Kugler, a petroleum engineer…
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A didgeridoo, Ex Moriarty collection Northern Australian didgeridoo catalogue no; A429. Provenance: Stan Moriarty collection.…
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A Baba mask, Abelam 59 cm x 47 cm
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A wall plaque of modest form, with incised pattern painted in natural ochres. April river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea.…
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An Asmat Croix seed ceremonial Vest, finely woven and decorated with pieced croix seeds and tassels of Cassowary feathers.…
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A pottery figure, Kwoma people, Waskuk Hills, upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, 28 x 17 x 17 cm
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A Mindja figure, Kwomna people, Washuka Hills upper Sepik 137 cm