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New Guinean — Tribal
Lots 673—768 Found 4,010
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A vintage Papua New Guinea highland tribal shield, elongated oval shape, with striking ochre, white and black painted…
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A large old hardwood mask, Ramu River, north coast, Papua New Guinea, this mask is bold and strong, used over many years. Early…
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A large shield, Wahgi valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, the shield is tall and narrow, with a bold motif in yellow…
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A pair of fine masks, Ramu River coast, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, both well carved and painted with amazing…
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Papua New Guinean sword club, rich dark patina, saw teeth carved to the handle, large carved band inlaid with limestone to the…
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A Food Hook, Yenischenmangua Village, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900), carved wood, 26 cm high. Provenance:…
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A New Guinea, middle Sepik wild pig, woven sculpture with textiles, feathers, straw, shells and paint, 29 cm high, 65 cm wide,…
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Rare Papua New Guinea, Walomo village, canoe prow, c.1970s, of bird form, in tones of red, brown, yellow and white, set on a…
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West Papua ceremonial female dance apron, Cenderawasih (Geelvink) bay, in yellow, green, red and blue beads, 60 cm x 52 cm
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Early fine stone headed war club, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Carved hardwood, stone and shells. Long cylindrical shaft…
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Four fine old woven and shell ornaments (Fofona), Bena Bena area, Eastern Highlands,Papua New Guinea; early 20th century. 40 x…
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Five old Nassa shell and woven ornaments, including: three Lumi area (Poli) wealth objects, together with two nassa shell…
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A large old food bowl, coastal Ramu, early 20th century; of elegant elongated oval form, and finely carved crocodile heads…
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A woven ceremonial mask. Depicting ancestors and ancestor mask Angoran area, the mask painted with slight eyes and beard. Lower…
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A fighting shield, yellow and white circular and semi-circular motifs, 'Worrumbi', Lai Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New…
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A Garamut drum, profusely carved with traditional design on both sides, and a male figure at each terminus, mounted on a custom…
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River Orators chair. Older, tall, carved seated figure playing a flute. Tusk, shell and plaited fibre…
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A ceremonial headdress, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands Province, finely made from bark cloth and resin over a cane frame,…
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Two old Zoomorphic Neckrests, [2], Okapa District Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea . Provenance: Collected by Peter…
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An early & fine Massim Sorcerers staff finial, late 19th century, carved from hardwood the finial has two finely carved full…
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A giant Clamshell ring, 'Yua', a large YUA, with perfect circular centre, decorated with fine and carefully graded nassa shells…
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Papua New Guinea fighting shield, Mendi valley, Southern Highlands, traditional designs in orange black and white, a strong…
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A New Guinea war shield, April river, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, c.1950s, with vibrant design incised into face and…
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A massive Tami Island feast bowl, Papua New Guinea, with incised designs to both sides, decorated with pipe clay 93 x 42 x 22 cm
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A large ancestor figure, Kamindibit village, Sepik river New Guinea, with large nose-appendix reaching lower abdomen, carved…
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Five items of New Guinea jewellery, comprising three pig's teeth necklaces, one with bamboo tube spacers; a clamshell circular…
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A Massim shield, carved wood and fibre with natural earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century, 61 cm high
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Two tribal headdress masks, dog's tooth, shell and woven fibre with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 27 cm and 28 cm wide
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Early clay bowl, fine bowl with two figural flying fox decoration to sides. Markham river, Morobe Provence, Papua New Guinea.…
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Two Asmat sculptures, of wood, in classic ancestor form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 69-87 cm…
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Hook Figure. Standing figure with raised decoration, inlaid shell eyes, Dry patina with traces of pigment. Papua New Guinea.…
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A Rennell Island, stone ceremonial mace, with fluted swollen head and phallic poll, length 25 cm. Purchased by our vendor from…
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A fighting shield, Kamano tribe, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, this is a thick, but not heavy shield; with good pandanus…
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A fine Goroka chest ornament, the woven fibre and cane frame with multiple cowrie shell ornaments, Papua New Guinea, 100 x 11…
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Tribal shield (PNG) carved wood and natural fibres, decorated with natural pigments, length 218, width 52 cm
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Prince Alexander Mountains, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, these shell rings are the most…
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Two Swords, Toraja, South Sulawesi Highlands, Indonesia, (early twentieth century), carved wood, steel, rope and rattan, 65.4…
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Madang, New Guinea, tree climbing kangaroo teeth necklace, set with a series of teeth, set within woven fibre cord, with old…
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Kakame ritual figure, Urama Island, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, of a standing female, with incised body markings accented in…