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Shell Inlaid Carvings Papua New Guinea

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Three Papua New Guinea Bird Carvings: Three carved totems of birds from Papua New Guinea, including hornbill painted balsa wood yam carving, painted hornbill carving, and heavy wooden carving of hawk atop human head with shell inlaid eyes

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Six Papuan Tribal Carvings: Six tribal carvings from Papua New Guinea including: Iatmul mythological carving with bird, fish and ancestor figures, painted with shell inlaid eyes; double ancestor figure; totem carving with multip

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Two Papua New Guinea Statues and Flute Stopper: Three carved wooden figures, one statue of a seated elderly spirit, painted with cowrie shell inlaid eyes. One large Ramu bird-man figure, indigenous repair to insect damage present. One flute stopper

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Pair Hand Carved & Hand Painted Papua New Guinea: Pair Hand Carved & Hand Painted Papua New Guinea Masks. Measures approximately 18 inches in length. Inlaid shell eyes. From a designer decorated New Canaan, CT home.

2018Pair Hand Carved & Hand Painted Papua New GuineaSee Sold Price

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African Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wooden Plaque: Vintage African Papua New Guinea polycrhome carved wooden wall plaque depicting a face with inlaid shells for eyes. Measures approx. 30 3/4" height x 12" width.

2021African Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wooden PlaqueSee Sold Price

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Waken (Wagen) Cowrie Mask Papua New Guinea Sepik: Mask from the Sepik New Guinea region. Features the from of a face with inlaid shells and grass fringe. Measures 15" x 8". Good overall condition with losses and wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery c

2019Waken (Wagen) Cowrie Mask Papua New Guinea SepikSee Sold Price

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Two Carved Wood Masks: Two Carved Wood MasksTwo carved wood masks: a large Papua New Guinea of oval form with raffia hair and painted facial details with inlaid shell eyes; together with a West African Dogon warrior mask (t

2015Two Carved Wood MasksSee Sold Price

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell Eyes: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one w

202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell EyesSee Sold Price

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Pair of 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Crocodiles: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodies

2018Pair of 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wood CrocodilesSee Sold Price

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Sepik Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestral Figure: Vintage carved wood ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and bird form at the top. These would have been placed in speci

2019Sepik Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestral FigureSee Sold Price

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Papua New Guinea Sepik 45" Wooden Ancestral Figure: Vintage carved wood ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and bird form at the top. Measures 45" x 6" x 6". These would h

2019Papua New Guinea Sepik 45" Wooden Ancestral FigureSee Sold Price

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Papua New Guinea Hair Combs and Pin: Collection of carved wooden hair combs from Papua New Guinea, including unique figurative crab hairpin with inlaid cowrie shells. Thirteen combs and one pin.

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Sepik Papua New Guinea Tambanum Cowrie & Hair Mask: Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with inlaid cowrie shells set in mud as well as boars tusks and polychrome decoration and genuin

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Papua New Guinea carved Wood Medicine Box, Snake devouring bird on the lid: Papua New Guinea carved Wood Medicine Box, Snake devouring bird on the lid, hole inside has been sealed with metal plate; with inlaid cowrie shells, beads. Carved horned faces on the sides. 7Lbs Appro

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(lot of 3) Sepik River Papua New Guinea carvings: (lot of 3) Sepik River Papua New Guinea carvings, consisting of an ancestor mask having a pigment decorated abstract surface surrounding stylized zoomorph features; together with a cowrie shell encrus

2016(lot of 3) Sepik River Papua New Guinea carvingsSee Sold Price

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Papua New Guinea Karumba Basin Post Finial: Post Finial finished wood Ancestor Carving with cowrie shell Eyes designed for wall or post, circa 1950, 24 inches tall

2019Papua New Guinea Karumba Basin Post FinialSee Sold Price

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Item Details

Description

Lot consists of large shell inlaid carved wood food bowl and two mortars with fish design. Also includes ancestor mask and decorative fish and bird carving.

Condition

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Shell Inlaid Carvings Papua New Guinea

Name: Shell Inlaid Carvings Papua New Guinea
Brand: Fish Design
SKU: 136574276
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $150 - $250

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Starting Price $50

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