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New Guinean — Tribal
Lots 289—384 Found 3,925
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A fighting shield, Mendi valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, oval in shape with a central ridge or 'Backbone', very…
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An old dance mask, Ramu River Estuary, north coast Papua New Guinea, layers of paint (some enamel) & worn holes suggest age &…
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A fine Southern Highlands war shield (mendi), of wood in classic ovoid form, the anterior imbedded with old arrow points,…
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A large Yina yam fertility figure, Washhuk hills, upper Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea 80 x 30 cm
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A fighting shield, Nembi Plateau, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, a strong shield, carved with a spine that radiates 'V'…
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A Massim Region canoe Splashboard, circa 1950, heavily carved with incised scroll motif to top, old damage to back, 71 cm
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Three fishing hooks, kina shell tortoise shell and woven fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 10.5 cm long
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A painted palm plath ceiling panel, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 98 cm, width 33 cm
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A fine Southern Highlands shield (mendi), of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge, decorated with incised geometric…
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A rare Vokeo Island ceremonial headdress, the wood ancestor mask in classic stylised form, below a tapering woven cane frame…
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A Superb Sawos Ceremonial Mask (mwai), of dense hardwood in classic slender narrow form, decorated with clay set shell and pig…
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Two old Geelvink Bay canoe ornaments, field collected in Wandaman Bay, north Coast West Papua, 1985; these finely carved canoe…
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Admiralty Islands spear, pre 1910, with large obsidian spear head, above carved decoration, accented with shells and natural…
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A large war shield, mount Hagen area, Western Highlands Province, this fine shield with pecked design and ochre painting is…
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An early Massim figure, early 20th century, finely carved from heavy and hardwood, this figure is possible a fragment off a…
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Good Admiralty Island Kap Kap, of circular form, carved in tortoise shell, with stylised leaf motifs, on circular shell backing…
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A pre-historic stone bowl and 'egg', Mendi Valley, Papua New Guinea, these are from a previous culture, when found in garden…
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Papua New Guinea Sepik river hook finial, carved wood with a bird standing on top of a man, with shell eye decoration, 170 cm…
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Pair of Papua New Guinean woven male and female figures, from the Sepik River region, decorated in natural pigments, 97 cm, 62…
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A large and impressive bowl, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, carved from a single piece of wood. The bowl has a wide flat…
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Papua New Guinea ceremonial dance Wand superb form with carving to the head and shaft, length 59 cm, middle Sepki, New Guinea.…
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A female Asmat ancestral figure, in squatting form on wooden base, with exaggerated feet and hand to chin, painted with white…
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An ancestral figure, of two entwined male figures, residual white ochre, minor cracks A/F, Asmat region, West Papua. Provenance…
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Green river war shield, some age green river, Papua New Guinea shield. Wood with brown, white and rust pigments, handle on back…
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An early Papuan Gulf Implement, in hardwood with incised motif, decorated with pipeclay, old patina, Papuan Gulf region PNG.…
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Two war shields, Papua New Guinea, carved and incised hardwood (2), height 130 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Sydney, c. 1998
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A Yipwon figure, carved wood with traces of natural earth ochres, mounted on a steel stand, Karawari river, East Sepik Province…
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Two old Geelvink Bay canoe ornaments, field collected in Wandaman Bay, north Coast West Papua, 1985; these finely carved canoe…
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Rare Papua New Guinea Huon Gulf Tami Island mask. Tami Island carved and horned mask, eye slits and protruding tongue. Age…
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War shield, Lumi area, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik Province, late 19th century, Lumi shields are greatly appreciated for…
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Two Papua New Guinea carved figures, wood, with white and red pigment, height 148 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes
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Papua New Guinea carved betel nut mortar or 'Dap Dap', East Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, with three standing ancestor figures…
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A Ramu or Keram river shield, Papua New Guinea of rectangular form, the adzed and stained surface reserved with a narrow…
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A Papua New Guinea Blackwater river Region ancestor figure, looped nose, cassowary feather hair, rattan arm and knee bands,…
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Dapeni Jonevari (Mokokari), (b.c.1949) Omie Papua New Guinea, Butote'e - Spiderwebs, 2013, natural earth pigments on nioge…
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A fine Sepik house ladder, of wood in monumental form and sculpted from a single tree trunk, decorated with incised figurative…
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A fine and early Sawos ceremonial mask (mwai), of dense wood in classic elongated narrow form, earth encrusted with inset shell…
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A middle Sepik River 'Yetchen' ancestral figure carved in honour of a crocodile hunter, Papua New Guinea, 202 cm high
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A superb early Korwar pudding stirrer. 19th century Geelvink Bay region, Irian Jaya (formally Dutch New Guinea ). Provenance:…
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A Papua New Guinea Highlander's collection of personal accoutrement, tools, currency & relics 100 cm high, 68 cm wide
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An old war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, ochre on wood with feathers, 152 x 63 x 14 cm (not including feathers)
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A striking Asmat (New Guinea) tribal carved and decorated shield, the geometric scroll design highlighted with brown, white and…
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A Kalam shield, Simbai area, Madang Province, Papua New-Guinea, Rectangular-shaped shield, ornamented with incised linear…
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Fine Hunstein mask, upper Salumei river Papua New Guinea of wood in classic ancestor form, the face with projecting eyes and…