Sold2015Sepik River carved & painted wood shield, 20th c.A carved and painted wooden shield. Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. 46 1/2"h. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.See Sold Price
Sold2020New Guinea tribal carved crocodile maskNew Guinea tribal carved crocodile mask, 20th c., Upper Sepik River, polychrome paint decorated, with elongated face and openwork superstructure in the form of a lizard, 37"h x 8"w x 7"d Provenance: PSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large Upper Sepik River mask or shieldLarge Upper Sepik River mask or shield, 20th c., Papua New Guinea, carved wood, woven reed, and adorned with feathers, 45"h x 14"w Provenance: The Estate of Arnold Scaasi, NYSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat war shield (mid-20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front depicting three raised absSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large Tribal Mask, Polychrome Wood & SisalLarge Carved Tribal Mask, natural pigments, likely from Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th Century.Size: 12 x 53 x 6 in. Location B COLUMNSee Sold Price
Sold2018NEW GUINEA TRIBAL RELICLower Sepik, Keram River, Papua Figural House Post Top, in carved wood with ochre, terra cotta and white pigment decoration, 20th c., having a hornbill bird above and below a mask, on rough-sawn base,See Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat style war shield (20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front having carved figures atSee 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
Sold201620th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor Figure** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1960. Large ancestor figure. Large, shield shaped, bird-like face.See Sold Price
Sold2016Board & figure from South Pacific. 20th century.A group of 2 South Pacific objects. ++ Ancestor figure, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River.20th century. ++ Gope Board, Papua New Guinea, Papua Gulf. 20th century. Provenance: From a Private Mid-Western CoSee Sold Price
Sold2015Group of 3 Sepik River objects.A group of three Sepik River polychrome and wood objects. ++ (2) Handheld drums. ++ Doubled headed animal sculpture. PaPua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen CollectSee Sold Price
Sold20194 New Guinea Style Sepik River Masks. 20th c.A group of four New Guinea style Sepik River masks. 20th century. ++ Mask. 29" x 16" x 7". ++ 3 masks. 17" x 6 3/4" x 4"; 22 1/4" x 9" x 4 1/4".See Sold Price
Sold20194 New Guinea Style Sepik River Masks. 20th c.A group of four New Guinea style Sepik River masks. 20th century. 29" x 7 1/2" x 4 3/4"; 26" x 9" x 8"; 17" x 4 1/2" x 5 1/4".See 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
Sold2018Rare 20th C. Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow w/ DolphinOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe prow topped by a dolphin, its long body stretched out horizontally, with its nose forming the tip of the proSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Woven Yam MaskOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful and well-preserved example of an avian-form yam mask, made from woven materials and decorated with feathers on its underSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Woven Phallus Sheath - KotekaPapua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. An amusing phallus sheath (or koteka) woven from multiple strands of fibrous material. It has a conical base, a bulbous body, and a flared riSee Sold Price
202420th C. PNG Sepik River Woven Dance Costume - 5 ft!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 wSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Lime Stick**Originally Listed At $150** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. A finely-detailed wooden ancestral face connected to a lengthy spike. The face has a chalky white ground on whiSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor Mask**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. A carved and finely-detailed wooden mask of an ancestor. The face itself has a prominent nose, thin mouth, carved fSee Sold Price
Sold2021PNG IATMUL CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREPNG IATMUL CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, 20th century, Iatmul People. Polychrome decorated, carved wood figure of a standing male with cowry shell inset eyesSee Sold Price
Sold2021Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shrine FigurePapua New Guinea Sepik River shrine figure (20th Century) carved figure and natural pigment.See Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shrine FigurePapua New Guinea Sepik River shrine figure (20th Century) carved figure and natural pigment.See Sold Price
Sold201620th C. PNG Wood / Bamboo Atl Atl, ex-KennedyPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. This is an atl atl, a weapon with a tremendous history and that is still used today in Papua New Guinea and other places throughout theSee Sold Price