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A Nkuma Yena Figure: A Fine Nkuma Yena figure. Nkuma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the large elongated head atop a long tapering post, the face bisected blackened, the brow
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A Fine Abelam Ngwalndu Figure: A Fine Abelam figure, Abelam people; Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the figure with rounded head and pointed chin, the body with arms about the torso, the hips
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A Tall Abelam Figure: A Fine Abelam figure - Abelam people; Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea – Of classical form, the figure with pole-like body with large hornbill atop the head, the face powerfu
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A Kwoma Nogwei Figure: A Fine Kwoma Nogwei figure. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.Finely carved with the female figure standing with typically carved Kwoma face with high brow, large phal
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A Kwoma Minja Carving: A Kwoma Mindja carving. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the flattened plaque-like figure with long phallic nose as is found in carvings among the K
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A Fine Lower Sepik Sculpture: a Fine Lower Sepik figure. Lower Sepik/Ramu. Madang province, Papua New Guinea.The figure of characteristic form with pointed coif and concave face, the body elongated with thin arms carved akimbo, ha
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A Fine and Rare Bioma Figure: An Era River Bioma figure. Era River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the two-dimensional figure with classical features for the region, with arms raised and openwork torso, the body
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A Fine Ramu River Hunters Charm: A highly stylized carved wooden effigy with an avian finial from the Ramu River in the Madang Province of New Guinea. Small figures like this one were kept in bilum bags and used by men during hunting
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A Fine Old Kerewa Spirit Board: A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). A fine older board depicting a full figure with round head and c
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A Fine Purari Area Gope Board: A fine Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form the figure depicted as a number of sinuous geometric and curled lines in red on a w
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A Wapo / Era Gope Board: A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form, depicting a figure with rounded head and radiating linear designs with two curls possi
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A Wapo / Era Spirit Board: A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of unusual form, the primary figure in white against a red-brick background, the design elements somewhat
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A Sepik Ceremonial Flute Stopper: Endstück einer Zeremonialflöte (sog. Flötenstöpsel) Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea, East Sepik Provinz, Sepik Fluss Gebiet Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 46 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Min
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A Fine Yena Figure, East Sepik Province
A Fine Yena Figure, East Sepik Province
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A Fine Nkuma Yena figure. Nkuma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the large rounded head atop a long tapering post, the face bisected horizontally with red pigment, the brows white, the nose long and small smiling mouth. Yena figures were used in the lowest of three rites related to the fertility of the yam harvest in traditional Washkuk culture. Art from the Nkuma is more cubistic and abstracted geometrically than that of the neighboring Kwoma people. Acquired by Marc Seidler from Lynda Cunningham, C. 1981. Measures 40 inches tall x 14 inches wide.
Condition
Good/Fair, well handled , small repair to edge piece. Carved from a heavy dense wood.
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A Fine Yena Figure, East Sepik Province

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