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New Guinean — Tribal

Lots 1729—1824 Found 4,010

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Massim lime spatula. Unusually long example with mid carving and square fluted stock. Age and use patina. Ex Leo Fleischman…
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Early Kundu drum, Asmat Peoples Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and snake skin. Frigate bird handle, height 65 cm
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Admiralty Islands spear. Obsidian tip, fibre, trade beads, and ochre pigments, length 197 cm
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A bride price, wealth shell and mask, Talipun, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, the green turbo shell is the real wealth,…
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A war shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 111 cm, width 42 cm
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Two finely crafted fish Traps, Mekeo people (on right), Papua New Guinea, height 90 cm to 131 cm
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Solomon Island hairpin, jaw fragment from a traditional costume, superbly constructed using cane, fibre, wood and tapa cloth,…
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Finely woven bird, Papua New Guinea, very scarce object in the abstract form of a cassowary bird. Bulbous body with long legs…
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An Abelam painted wicker mask, Maprik Hills New Guinea, 38 cm high
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Woven gable mask, Kanangra village, Blackwater river, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. 102 cm
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Doubled headed cult figure, Mino village, Waskuk region, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. 153 cm
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Wood yam mask (head), Abelam. Head with Tultul cap. 39 cm
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Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, splash board, fine, old and used piece from the Trobriand Islands and is part of the…
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Two painted and carved wood masks, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, Two carved and painted wood masks, Sepik River Region,…
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Gope ancestral board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments, length 130 x 24 cm.…
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Large Papua New Guinea mask limewash decorations, inlaid kauri shells and boar tusk nose piercing, bird feather head fringing,…
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A Papua New Guinea ancestor figure, Sepik region, 20th century, with custom stand, height 93 cm
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A large Papua New Guinea Mei mask, 20th century, middle Sepik region, shell, and cassowary feather decoration, length 90 cm,…
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A skull rack, Bamu river, Papua New Guinea, skull racks are used for the display of skulls of fallen foe. Carved from a light…
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A clay vessel, Papua New Guinea, used for the production and storing of foods. Made from eathernware in a semi-sphere form. The…
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A figure, Minidimbit Region, Papua New Guinea, carved from a light-weight wood. This figure has a large head with raised and…
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Papua New Guinea Sepik Mei mask. Carved dense wood, form of elongated face terminating with small bird. Shell eyes. Patina…
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Papua New Guinea Anthromorphic war Charms. Woven string, shells and tusks. Ochre decorated. Abelam. Height 36 cm
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An Omie bark cloth Norin Kairoki, 2004. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 120 cm x 73 cm
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A suspension hook, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea on custom stand
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Figure Witch Doctor Spirit New Guinean Carved Wood 42 cm Height
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A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 55 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan frieze. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 171 cm
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A food bowl, with figurative carvings to both ends, Papua New Guinea, height 11, diameter 35 cm
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Totem Komongauri Village Sawos Wooden Bat New Guinean Carved Wood 46 x 95 cm
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An ancestral figure, mirrored arching protrusions over face, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr…
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Two Yipwon figures, weathered form with exaggerated ribs and elongated headdress, Karawari river, East Sepik Province PNG.…
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A canoe prow, in the form of a male figure entwined with an elaborate ancestral being, traces of ochre, Asmat region, West…
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An old small drum, possibly made by a father for his small Son to use in dance, Marbuk village, lower Sepik river, height 37 cm
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Three old shell spoons, Ramu River area, one with its original woven cover, these spoons were used ceremonially to feed…
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A New Ireland figure, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
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Group of Papua New Guinea Eastern highland body ornaments woven items shells, tusks, hair etc
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Corgi golden Guinea gift set 20, including three gold painted cars: 224 Bentley Continental, red interior, spun hubs; 234 Ford…
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Old Turubu wooden mosquito mask, East Sepik Province in grey and black tones 142 cm
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A yam mask, very finely woven, well-painted, 'Babamini', Southern Abelam, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 46 x 29 cm
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Two crocodile tooth figures, Sepik river 38 cm & 33 cm
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Two old Geelvink Bay fishing Floats, finely incised with scroll designs. 20 cm, 25 cm (2)
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A pair of armbands, Rau Coast, North Coast Papua New Guinea 21 cm x 20 cm
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An old and Used canoe prow ornament, Humboldt Bay area, West Papua; on a custom stand, finely carved in the form of a bird and…
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A group of Marind Anim Dema ornaments (Imo cult), these were left over from the collections Todd Barlin made for major museums…
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A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and glass eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 37 x 12 x 13 cm
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A Sepik ancestral figure 174 cm
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A flute mask, Ramu river region, Papua New Guinea, 35 x 16 cm
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Two Aibom pots, with ancestral faces and ochre decoration, Chambri Lakes Region, Papua New Guinea, height 19 & 18 cm
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Three old Bows andSpear, two very old bows from the Southern Highlands, together with an orchid stem fibre covered bow from…
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A large Gope board Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, 157 x 32 cm
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Abelam painted wall panel, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, wood, of trapezoidal form, with woven and painted palm leaf…
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A woven helmet mask, Baba, Abelam people, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, 66 x 36 x 45 cm
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A bride price and Turbo shell (talipun), Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, The green turbo shell was considered…
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A Sepik flute and flute stopper, Papua New Guinea, decorated with inlaid shell design and cassowary feathers 105 cm
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A fertility figure, Sawos Region, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, height 44 cm
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Eye mask, Prince Alexandria Mountains, Sepik. Height 26 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands Moka chest ornament, Papua New Guinea, with wooden backing board and woven fibre binding, incorporating…
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A New Guinea Highlands stone figure, Papua New Guinea
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Three Fighting/Ceremonial spears, middle Asmat, Papua New Guinea, one Abelam with painted Janus-heads. Provenance: Ex-Moriarty…
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A Papua New Guinea Sepik River bowl with stand, coiled raku fired clay bowl with incised pattern and applied ochre pigment.…
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Two Papua New Guinea kina shell breast plate ornaments of crescent shape and hanging from a braided band, embellished with…
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A figural staff, carved wood with earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 87 cm high
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A Gopi board, carved wood with natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 71 cm high
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Canoe bailer, canoe splash board, canoe bow and stern attachments, carved wood, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th…
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Rare ceremonial flute mask, Biwat or Yuat river, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 105 cm high
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An ancestral mask, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Tanbanum village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 80 cm high
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A spirit mask, carved wood, shell and fibre beard with clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 82 cm high
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Long nose Tambuan mask, woven cane and feather with ochre decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 42 cm high, 82 cm long
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Two tribal headdress pieces, dog tooth and pig's tooth with fibre, shell, cane and string, Papua New Guinea
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Food bowl, carved wood with remains of remains of piped clay, Papua new guinea origin, 55 cm wide
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An impressive war club, carved stone, wood and woven cane, Papua New Guinea, 93 cm long
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New Britain 19th century stone head club, with tapering cylindrical shaft. Length 122 cm
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A Papua New Guinea woven figure of a pig, Tambanum village, length 107 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.
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Antique Papua New Guinea large sawfish bill with another. 60 cm and 37 cm (2)
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A large woven gable mask, Blackwater River, Speik Region, Papua New Guinea, 148 cm
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An ethnographic Massim Lime Spatula, of wood in slender section, the apex with classic openwork opposing ancestor motifs,…
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Asmat canoe prow, of wood in classic openwork form, with ancestor visage in relief, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments,…
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A collection of four highland neck ornaments, of woven fibre, with shell and glass attachments, Papua New Guinea, 38-48 cm (4)
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A fine shell Currency ring (yua), the slender section clam shell with central aperture decorated with linear bands, smooth…
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New Guinea carved wooden Club. Knobbly pineapple form carving to the head, personal item showing use and wear
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A late Ethnographic highland axe, the edgeground green stone blade hafted to a wooden frame bound with bark fibre, usewear…
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Six Papua New Guinea Chambri lake pottery vessels all have face decorations with white ochre, and carbon highlights. Provenance…
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A West New Britain ceremonial mask, of palm bark decorated with polychrome paints, Bismarck Archipelago, 84 x 36 cm
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19th century rare Papua New Guinea hand made pottery bowl. Decorated with geometric cross hatched lines and small bumps around…
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved wooden figure of a birdman. Found in the Ramu river. Height 28 cm.…
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Late 19th/early 20th century Massim Culture District wooden hand carved bowl. Decorated with a fish/sea creature. Traces of…
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Papua New Guinea woven Geko or lizard figure. Length 60 cm
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Papua New Guinea Pay back figures. Female and male figures that are anatomically correct with genitalia. Figures are a stylised…
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Spear thrower, Papua New Guinea, a split bamboo shaft with wooden carved ornament in form of a stylised bird and end stopper,…
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An early carved Papua New Guinea fertility figure in red ochre and white stripe decoration
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Papua New Guinea mythical mask, serrated edges with bird motif, heavily carved, height 75 cm
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Early PNG Sepik River carved artifact fertility figure
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Long black Papua New Guinea carving on a stand in timber with a black finish. 104 cm
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An early Massim headrest in the form of an ancestral animal, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, from the style and patination…
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A woven Helmut mask, Baba, Abelam people, Maprik Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, used in ritual dance, with the…