A 20TH C. NEW IRELAND TATANUA DANCE MASK WITH FIBER

The carved and painted wood visage with shell eyes and elaborate headdress of various fibers is attributed to the people of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and their mortuary feast dance. Measu

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Gulf Province, Tovei Village, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. HUGE and full of personality, a lively dance mask woven from colorful plant fibers, the body present

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Gulf Province, Tovei Village, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Sizeable to say the least, an expressive dance mask woven from colorful plant fibers, the body prese

Papua New Guinea / Oceania, 20th century, tribal braided vegetable fiber dance mask surrounded by cassowary feathers with a painted face in red tone possibly to imitate a Cuscus. Approximate dimension

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, mid-20th century CE. This is an enormous woven dance costume, made of rattan fiber, with two faces, one on the chest, and one on the head; the mask is decorated w

Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Dance Mask. Polychrome decorated dance mask from Angoram in the lower Sepik. Originally purchased from Ulrich Kortmann. 18" long. Hewn interior, overall good condit

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid-20th century CE. A highly stylized woven vegetal fiber mask, vividly hand-painted in hues of russet, burnt sienna, cream, and ochre and ador

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid-20th century CE. A highly stylized woven vegetal fiber mask, vividly hand-painted in hues of russet, burnt sienna,

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River province, North Coast, Boiken peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful and vibrant wooden ceremonial mask featuring fiber cords and cowrie shells. The

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold visage

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, ca. 20th century CE. A fascinating mask, formed from woven vegetal fiber and hand-painted with brilliant hues of red, yellow, white, and black to emphasi

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold visage compris

Papua New Guinea New Ireland Tatanua mask, hand carved wood with polychrome geometric decoration, fiber covering, 23" h

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold features such as l

Sepik Latmul Tambaran Woven Plant Fiber Gable Mask, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th Century. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 44'' x 35''

Old and important dance mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 42, 5 cm Old rare and important Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a great shaped sepik nose. Collecte

First Class Dance Mask "SIKA" from Sassoia - Boiken Region - East Sepik - - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood, porcelain rings 39 cm For ceremonial use: wooden mask of ancestor - Boi

Rare and important mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 63 cm Old rare Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a lot of detail. Collected around 1960. Acquired from an

Malangan Burial Spirit Figure. Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, late 20th century, carved softwood decorated with natural pigments, natural fibers replicating hair, measuring 53” high x 21”

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid 20th century CE. A large vegetal fiber woven mask, hand painted with bold features. The circular eyes are sepa

A Sepik Tribe Tortoise Shell Ancestor Mask, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Having a clay formed face with incised shell eyes, woven fiber band with cowrie shells and feathers. H: 19 W: 16 D: 6 1/2 in

Three Papua New Guinea Masks. Including an East Sepik Abelam Yam Mask, woven natural fiber, pigment. On stand. Provenance: ex Adrian Schlag, Germany. Together with a Murik Lakes Mask. Sizes ranging fr

A Ramu River Area Mask. Wood, shell, tortoise shell earrings, fiber, and raffia. 20th century. Papua New Guinea. 28" x 11" x 8". Condition: Shedding of raffia. Some shells are cracked and broken. Prov

Guatemala Deer Dance Mask, 20th Centurywood, gesso, oil paint15 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (39.37 x 36.20 x 19.05 cm.) Private Collection, New Mexico