Group of Abelam Carved Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, PNG

Group of Abelam Carved Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Ranging in size from: 7.25'' x 1'' x .25'' (18 x 3 x 1 cm) to 14'' x 2'' x 2'' (36 x 5 x 5

Group of Abelam Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Size: Lengths ranging from 3.5'' (9 cm) to 12'' (30 cm).

Abelam Dance Crest, PNG. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 28'' x 15.5'' x 1'' (71 x 39 x 3 cm). Together with a group of Irianjaya Bags and Other PNG Adornments. Including bags, necklaces, arm band, bel

**Originally Listed At $3500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik / Wosera area, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive wood carved lintel depicting six round, carved, anthro

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved rectangular wood architectural panel with a central standing male figure wearing a

Standing about 37.5" Tall. Sold by a famous Ohio tribal antique dealer, now deceased. This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. T

Abelam Ancestor Figure, PNG. Carved wood and pigment. On base. Size: 10.25'' x 1'' x 1.25'' (26 x 3 x 3 cm).

Carved wood PNG figure group, 31"H largest, in polychrome paint and shell decoration.

Rare Antique Abelam Wooden Yam Mask, PNG. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 7'' x 3.5'' x 2'' (18 x 9 x 5 cm). Stand Not Included. Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1940 CE. A masterful figural group carved from wood and adorned with earth pigments, depicting a smiling male figure, sitting on a stool, with his elbows resting upo

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1940 CE. A masterful figural group carved from wood and adorned with earth pigments, depicting a smiling male figure, sitting on a stool, with his elbows resting upo

Asmat Carving of a Shaman Healing the Sick, PNG, mid 20th C. Carved wood figural group on base. Size: 6.5'' x 12.5'' x 8.5'' (17 x 32 x 22 cm); Height on base: 8", 20 cm.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik/Wosera area, ca. early 20th century CE. A massive woven mask representing an ancestor, with a huge, avian-like nose curved into a hook form. The

Group of nine various Chinese weapons, including: four sheathed daggers and swords; carved stone dragon-form knife handle; metalwork sheath; pair of nanchaku; together with two carved wood handled bat

Group of nine various Chinese weapons, including: four sheathed daggers and swords; carved stone dragon-form knife handle; metalwork sheath; nanchaku; together with two carved wood handled bats; L: 21

Large Collector's Lot of Melanesian Artifacts, PNG. Including a Maprik Men's House painted lintel, 2 alligator canoe prows, 2 yam masks, 2 carved wood canoe prows, Trobriand ebony lime spatula, spear

Southern Abelam Sago Peg, Wosera, PNG, Circa 1920/30. Carved wood and plant fiber. With powerfully carved ancestor face. On stand. Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Siz

Group of seven archaic-style Chinese "weapons" and accessories, all of carved hardstone, including: large and elaborate dagger, shaft pending loose rings; two sheathed swords; dagger with char

Group of five knives or daggers from tribal cultures. Composed of carved wood, metal and other materials. Range in size from 12" to 14" long. Condition report: Vary in condition and wear, please exami

Maprik hills fertility fire OCeania/Malanese; Maprik hills district. Northeast New Guinea. This Abelam ancestral wood figure is featured with carved bird figures on both top and bottom and a man-like

Todd Kopp (American, 20th/21st c.) Group of two steel knives. One Damascus steel blade with a carved horn handle and a custom velvet lined wooden case. One polished steel blade with a blue steel guard

New Britain Ilo Shield. Carved wood and pigment, with plant fiber. Comprised of three slender wooden planks bound with several lengths of rattan fibers. The front features an Arawe design from the Kan

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in c