Sold2018Turtle Shell Mask, Papua New GuineaTurtle shell mask, ca. early 20th century. Turtle shell covered in clay, cowrie shells, feathers and clay, Woven twine border with handle. 8" H x 6" W. Provenance; Ex private collection, Newark, NJ.See Sold Price
Sold2018Turtle Shell Mask, Papua New GuineaTurtle shell mask, ca. early 20th century. Turtle shell covered in clay, cowrie shells, shells and clay, Woven twine border with handle. 10" H x 6" W. Provenance; Ex private collection, Newark, NJ.See Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C Papua New Guinea Fiber Mask w/ Grass SkirtOceania, 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 preseSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell EyesOceania, 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 wSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. PNG Mask from Animal Skull, ex-ArnovickPapua New Guinea, early 20th century. There is a long tradition of mask-making from skulls, especially among the highland people of Papua New Guinea. This particular one uses an animal (possibly canidSee Sold Price
Sold2019Papua New Guinea Wood MaskA PNG wood mask, ca. early 20th century, polychorme, lomg nosed, bearded, face surrounded by hair and collared mantle. Old collector's label and number on reverse. Dimensions: 14" H x 6" W; Weight: 3See Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure w/ Fiber PouchPapua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphicSee Sold Price
Sold2015A Sepik Tribe Tortoise Shell Ancestor Mask, Papua NewA 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 inSee Sold Price
Sold2019Group of Two New Guinea Masks, early 20th c., one ofGroup of Two New Guinea Masks, early 20th c., one of woven straw, with polychrome decoration; the second a carved tortoise shell with ridged decoration, Tortoise- H.- 6 1/2 in., W.- 12 in., D.- 5 in.See Sold Price
Sold202220th C. PNG Sepit River Mask Anthropomorphic Visage**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell and covered with a tightly woven fiber aSee Sold Price
Sold2024SEPIK RIVER NECKRESTSEPIK RIVER NECKREST PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood, snail shell and vegetal fibre, with relief carved ancestor masks to the ends, the reverse with incised design aSee Sold Price
Sold2020VINTAGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOODEN FIGUREHand carved tall polychrome design with cowrie shell eyes. Depicts man wearing mask as the Papuan tribes. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 17"H x 5.5"W Country of Origin: Papua New GuineaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Huge / Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Fiber Dance MaskOceania, 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 presentSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Four Bird MaskOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A flat mask in the form of a small face surrounded by four large, heron-like birds, their long, white-painted beaks forSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Sepik Ceramic Mask**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk area, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine low-fired ceramic mask, perhaps of an ancestor, of an ovoid form witSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Mask**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. An ornate, abstract, beautiful mask depicting a vaguely anthropomorphic figure with avian figures perched on top ofSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Washkuk Ceramic Mask**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk area, ca. early 20th century CE. A remarkable redware mask, perhaps representing an ancestor, handmade to feSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Cane w/ Snake**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden walking stick or ceremonial staff depicted with an integral serpent winding its way aroundSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Fiber Painted Yam Mask**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 lSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Painted Fiber Yam Mask**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 comprisSee Sold Price
Sold2020Three Papua New Guinea Masks, early 20th centuryThree 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 frSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C Papua New Guinea Wood Skeletal Trophy HeadOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A large, hand-carved wooden skull - replete with large eye orbitals, a deep nasal cavity, and a gaping toothy grin. In the past, headhunting was aSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Decorated Food HookPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden "food hook" in the form of an abstract mask-like visage with bold features, with a petite stylized figure, who intriguSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood & Coconut Ladle**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A coconut half-shell ladle or dipper with a hand-carved wooden handle. The handle is attaSee Sold Price