New Guinea Spirit Mask Decorated Red Ocher & Lime

Carved wood ancestor figure, possibly Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, standing figure wearing a mask, decorated with red and black pigments, natural fiber fringe, approx 45.5"h Start Price: $100.00

Carved Wood Wall Hanger, painted with ocher and lime and having cowrie shells as eyes, a bird in flight superimposed on the forehead, circa 1960s, Roughly 31" x 15" x 5 1/2". Worn, weathered.

Large Gable Spirit Mask. Blackwater area, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, bark panels affixed with woven fibers over a bentwood & cane frame, decorated with natural pigments &

Spirit Mask. Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a carved hardwood mask decorated with incised spiritual motifs, shells & natural pigment, measuring 16” high x 6.5” wide.

lime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tat

decorated in tones of red, white and black and accented with shells, with fabric covering for neck, a/f (damage to fabric), height 105cm

Two Spirit Bark Masks. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a paneled bark gable mask lashed with woven fibers to cane stays, decorated with natural pigments and raffia, measuring

Large Oceanic Bird Spirit Carved Wood Mask. Size 29 inches length. 10 inches wide. Large carved wood decorated masks, East Sipik River Basin region New Guinea. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South

Carved wood, grass, painted pigments and cowrie shells. Dimensions: H 43" x W 17.5" Condition: Some loss of shells, cracks to wood

Carved wood, painted pigment and cowrie shells. Dimensions: H 50" x W 11.75" x D 6" Condition: some missing wood on the bottom.

Dream spirit mask, Middle Sepic River, Papua New Guinea, of elongated oval form with a carved and incised crocodile above a stylized face with a long nose, 26.5"h x 8"w.

Mwai Palembai spirit mask from Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a facial form with elongated features, cowrie shell inlay, woven grass and applied faux hair. This type of mask is the second most i

Papua New Guinea tribal spirit mask. [26" H x 14" W x 7" D]. Overall good condition.

Vintage Imbrando peoples spirit mask. Features an exaggerated facial form with polychrome detail. Measures 17" x 7". Good overall condition with minor wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery continental

A large Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia for a 'beard', 39"h

Vintage Imbrando carved wood and monochromatic white-painted spirit mask, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th C. 18 1/2" = h. CONDITION: No issues identified.

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

Papua New Guinea Ancestral Spirit House Face Mask. Hand carved wood with cowrie shell eyes. Painted black. Able to hang on wall., 10 x 3.5 in. Vintage , possibly c. 1970s Papua New Guinea spirit house

Lot of 2 Large New Guinea, Shell Mounted, painted Wood Masks. Size 32 1/2 - 29 1/4 inches length. 8 - 5 1/2 inches wide. Large carved wood decorated masks, New Guinea. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslo

wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spir

Iatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, cane cowrie shells. Size: 20'' x 10'' x 4'' (51 x 25 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

Tami Island, Papua New Guinea, mask, having a polychrome pigment-decorated strong face with stylized eyes, above an elongated nose with ring, 15"h Provenance: ex. German Colonial collection, ex. New Y

Large New Guinea Mask With Bird Head Nose Decorated With Shells. Tag Reads: A Sacred Mask TumbamerisHaus Tambarin, Chambri Lake, PNG. Approximately 23.625H x 9.8125W x 5.5625D in.

Highlands, Papua New Guinea, shield, the front decorated with old red pigment, accented with abstract geometric designs, signs of age and use, 53.5"h