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New Guinean — Tribal

Lots 289—384 Found 4,010

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A war shield with four stylised faces and incised designs, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea. Height 136 cm
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An important Marind Anim Stork Dema figure, Imo cult, used in Dema Ceremony early 1990s; these were left over from the…
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A female ancestor figure, middle Sepik, a sensitively carved figure made from hardwood, cowrie shell eyes and traces of…
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Rare New Britain funerary panel. Figure painted on split palm spathe. Usually destroyed as part of the funeral ceremony.…
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A giant clamshell ring, 'Yua', a very large Yua, with perfect circular centre; this shell ring is particularly thick, adding to…
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Massim Figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 47 cm
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A good New Britain shield Sulka/Mengan. Mid 20th century. Provenance: Private Collection Queensland. 123 x 26 cm
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A large fighting shield, Waghi valley, Papua New Guinea Highlands 168 x 68 cm
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A traditional axe & a traditional weapon, Wyvulu (Matty) Island, Papua New Guinea, wood & turtle bone, finely made with…
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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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Kukukuku kilt, very fine and well constructed kilt, with bone, seed and cuscus appendages. Height 22 cm. Width 19 cm
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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 superb Asmat shield, of dense wood in monumental form, the anterior decorated with classic figurative motifs in relief,…
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Large mask with pig's tusks, Papua New Guinea on a stand. With ochre paint and heavily carved features. 188 cm
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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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Papua New Guinea Sepik river Garamut - Slit drum, polychrome carved wood decorated with raffia, 210 cm long
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A New Ireland figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 151 cm
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A monumental gable mask, with swirling incised design decorated with natural earth pigments. Sangriwa village, Blackwater river…
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Telefomin war shield, with striking red, black and white design. Provenance: collected by a Burns Philip employee, Telefomin…
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Two old Marind Anim shell conch horns, old and well used shell horns with fibre decorations. 30 cm, 34 cm (2)
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A pair of early Micronesia masks. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Approx. lengths 32 cm, 38 cm
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A large war shield, area 'C', Asmat Region, West Papua 202 cm
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A rare ancestor figure, Wakde Island, Sarmi area, West Papua; collected by Todd Barlin 'This unusual old and figure I found on…
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An Asmat Jipae dance costume, Pupis village, Wasar River, NW Asmat area; Jipae costumes represent the recently deceased in the…
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Two Marind Anim Dema ornaments, in the form of sea birds, these bird figures were used for a Dema called Tetale. These fine…
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Three old canoe paddles, Lake Sentani, finely incised designs including stylized fish on both sides of the paddle blade.…
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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 Highlands polychrome shield, Papua New Guinea of narrow rectangular form painted with broad horizontal bands and wavy motifs…
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Yanoru, Prince Alexander mountains, Papua New Guinea, diameter26 cm
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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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An exceptional war shield, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, 178 x 85 cm
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An Abelam woven fibre yam mask finely made with traces of pigment and a good patina 50 cm
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A Papuan headdress ornament (kap kap) in the form of a circular dish-shaped shell plaque with a finely carved openwork turtle…
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A group of five New Guinea Highlands breast ornaments (kina), each with red pigmentation over the shell and fibre neckpiece,…
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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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Papua New Guinea carved Kundu drum Sepik River origin, carved wood drum, length 160 cm
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Papua New Guinea Gulf area club. Long, flattened ovoid form with incised ancestor figure to tip. Early 20th century. Fine…
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Sepik river crocodile spirit form, Papua New Guinea, carved from single piece of softwood. Strong detail and excellent pigment…
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An Asmat stone fertility figure, Labeled Kianjiam. 6 cm high
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A old Schouten Islands hair ornament, men along the coastal Sepik area and Schouten Islands wore these hair pieces in the 19th…
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An early war shield, Asmat, Central Asmat, West Papua. Provenance: Raymond Charles Williams. This very early Asmat shield, was…
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A Western Highlands shield 124 cm
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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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Three old canoe paddles, Lake Sentani, finely incised traditional designs including stylized fish on both sides of the paddle…
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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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Four Papua New Guinea Kap Kaps, each with tortoise shell fretwork, 12.5 cm diameter
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An important Haus Tamburan finial, finial from a large Haus Tamburan with large abstract eagle type bird form at top with…
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Two old dogs teeth wealth ornaments, Ramu area, a fine head band with numerous dogs teeth and nassa shell trim, together with a…
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Group of Massim lime Spatulas (3) three finely carved spatulas with various delicate designs. Traces of lime infill evident.…
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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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Massim Trobriand Islands lime spatula, beautifully carved with a seated figure with carved scroll work to limbs, above pierced…
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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 Kundu drum, with water lizard skin intact, striking design to base in the form of myriad ancestral faces, incised and…
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Matthew Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 122 cm
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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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A shield, WHP, an old and well used war shield, with original Cassowary feather plume ornaments at top and original handle with…
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A fine old Papuan Gulf drum, finely carved with two large ancestor faces on the fishtail part of the drum, and deeply incised…
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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 fine old Highlands Drums, one from the Western Highlands with fine incised geometric designs and an old patina, early 20th…
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A Western Highlands shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 163 cm
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A Southern Highlands shield, Papua New Guinea 140 cm
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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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A fighting shield, post-colonial period, Mendi Valley, Papua New Guinea, 135 x 52 cm
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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 fertility figure, Yina, Nukuma people, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea c.1960s, 146 x 35 cm
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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 fighting shield, Mendi valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea 147 x 37 cm
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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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Flute Stopper. Decorated bamboo base with two pierced holes, a woven fibre collar holds a carved bird. Red, white and black…
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A Karewari wood Cult Figure (tunegatsir) Of classic form, the openwork curved body surmounted by a stylized human head 57 cm…
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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 giant shell ring, 'Yua', Papua New Guinea, beautifully formed with a perfect central circle. The surface is so old it has…
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An Omie bark cloth Vivian Nranumi, Budo village Collected 2005. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 115 cm x 125 cm
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A superb Papua New Guinea Ramu River war shield, stone carved of tapering rectangular form. The front decorated with an…
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Papua New Guinea blackened Pottery bowl, decorated with sea horse heads in high relief. Provenance Nigel Hillind collection, 26…
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A middle Sepik River 'Yetchen' ancestral figure carved in honour of a crocodile hunter, Papua New Guinea, 202 cm high