Sold2023A Middle Ramu River ShieldA Fine Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical style for the type, the shield with raised wedge-shaped portion from the top incised with typical patterning, the sidesSee Sold Price
Sold2023Archaic Middle Ramu River ShieldA Fine Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical style for the type, the shield with raised wedge-shaped portion from the top incised with typical patterning, the sidesSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Upper / Middle Ramu River ShieldA Fine upper/Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of unusual form, the small shield narrow with triangular area with incised design against white and the entire ground painted rSee Sold Price
Sold2018New Guinea Ramu River Shield, Ex Rockefeller CollectionNew Guinea Ramu River Shield, late 19th/early 20thc. Of oval form, the top with a thin triangular section carved in relief with spirit faces. With holes on either side for the original cane bindinSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. Papua New Guinea Male initiation Figure**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Middle Ramu and Upper Keram Rivers Basin, near Guam River entry, Misingi Village, Romkun culture, ca. mid-20th century. A male initiation figure with opposeSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. PNG Sepik River Carved Wood Shield**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Ramu River region, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hefty shield hand-carved from a large wood plank with rounded corners anSee Sold Price
Sold2017War shield - Papua New Guinea - Yuat Riverwood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),See Sold Price
Sold2023Ornate Ramu River Drum with Avian FinialsA Fine and ornate Lower Sepik drum. Lower Sepik/Ramu River, Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of ornate form, the beautifully carved drum with eight fully carved birds carved about the upper and lowerSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Contact Stone-Carved New Guinea Ramu River MaskPre-Contact Stone-Carved New Guinea Ramu River Mask. On stand. Fine encrusted surface. Provenance: Ex. Collection of field collector Lynda Cunningham, Philmont, New York. Size: 14'' x 9'' x 6'' (36 xSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Ramu River Drum with Crocodile MotifA Lower Sepik drum, Sepik or Ramu River, Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical hourglass form, the drum with rounded handle and two stylized mask-like figures, the upper and lower quadrants witSee Sold Price
Sold2022Ramu River Area Mask, 20th Century.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. ProvSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Ramu River Ancestor FigureAhnen-Figur Ramu River, Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 42 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Gérald Minkoff und Muriel OlesenSee Sold Price
Sold2021Very Fine Old Ramu River Hunting Charm Ex Patania coll.A finely carved wooden idol with elongated and exaggerated facial features. Known as a hunting charm, such diminutive idols were carried in the hunters Bilum bag as a talisman for a successful hunt. TSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Lower Sepik / Ramu River Canoe ProwA Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attachSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shield.A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shield. With a figural head 39.5" x 11"See Sold Price
Sold2023A Ramu River Canoe ProwA Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attachSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Ramu River FigureFigur Ramu River, Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Kasuar-Federn. H 72 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Dr. Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), Waltalingen. 2nd Half 20th Century / 2. Hälfte 20. JhSee Sold Price
Sold2017A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shield.A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shield. With handle intact on reverse 49.5" x 20" x 3"See Sold Price
Sold2022(2) Ramu River carved wood figures(2) Ramu River carved wood figures, 19th/20th c., Northern Papua New Guinea, 9"h x 3.5"w x 2.5"d (slightly larger figure) Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Van Rensselaer Strong, NYCSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of Two Ramu River Feast BowlsTwo Ramu River feast bowls. Lower Sepik/Ramu River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The bowls of elongated ovate form, terminating in finials, representing stylized ancestral heads. Both bowls showSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Ramu River Hunters CharmA 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 huntingSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sepik River Style Figure, Ramu River, PNG.A Sepik River Style Figure. Wood. Ramu River, Papua New Guinea. 13" x 2 1/4". With mount: 14 3/4" x 2 7/8". Condition: Abrasions. Provenance: From the Estate of Giraud V. Foster, Baltimore, Maryland.See Sold Price
Sold2020Ramu River Style Mask, Papua New Guinea, 20th c.A Ramu River style mask. Papua New Guinea. 20th century. Wood. 25 1/2" x 9" x 4". Condition: some minor abrasions and chipping throughout. Provenance: Private New York Collection.See Sold Price
