TAMBANUM, SEPIK RIVER REGION P.N.G., MASK

Sepik River Region Spirit House Mask, Papua New Guinea. From the village of Kuvenemas on the Blackwater River, a tributary of the Sepik River. Size: 28.5'' x 11'' (72 x 28 cm).

2 PNG Masks Iatmul and Keram. Sepik River region, Oceania. Carved wood, fiber, shell, pigment. Largest Size: 24'' x 7'' x 6'' (61 x 18 x 15 cm).

**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 a

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an extraordinary wooden mask with a lengthy nose that resembles a mosquito! The mask is com

Papua New Guinea, probably lower Sepik River region, ca. 1940s. A beautifully carved wooden mask of an elongated ovoid form with incised eyes, 'skin' meticulously incised with stylized geometric and l

Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, first quarter of the 20th century CE. Rare and quite exceptional carved wooden mask from the lower Sepik River. Long carved wooden panel with large raised forehea

KANGANAMAN, SEPIK RIVER REGION, P.N.G. CARVED FEMALE HOOK. HEIGHT 31"

Sepik Region Mask. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, fiber, pigment. Size: 27" x 8" x 9" (69 x 20 x 23 cm).

Sepik River Region Spear Thrower, PNG. Size: 32.25'' x 2.5'' x 4'' (82 x 6 x 10 cm).

Sepik River Region Atl Spear Thrower with carved ancestor figure counterweight. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tribal Art, November 18, 1997, Lot 302. Size: 38'' x 4'' x 2'' (97 x 10 x 5 cm). Note: T

Ancestor Spirit (Tumbuna) Mask, PNG, Middle Sepik River. Wood, pigment; wicker; plant fibers; cowrie shells; guine hen feathers. Size: 20" x 10.5" x 3.5" (51 x 27 x 9 cm).

This is a woven mask of rattan Fibers and natural pigments from the Middle Sepik River and Blackwater region' Such masks hung in the communal Tambaran' house and often embody a female ancestor whose e

Vintage to antique hand woven rattan grasses and Tortoise shell dance mask adorned with shells and human hair. From the Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. The mask measures 19 x 15 inches.

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Madang Province, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and finely carved wood mask depicting an elongated human visage donning a fanciful headdress adorned with two lo

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. 1950 CE. Masks of this type were created to honor deceased ancestors and were thought to contain their sprits. Nicely carved and beautifully painted with trad

Papua New Guinea wood Mask, Mbando Village, Lower Sepik River, early 20th C., with typical curvilinear designs, with animal totem atop. cf: Original gallery label from Australia attached. Dimensions:

An Oceanic Rattan Tumbuan Mask Blackwater River Region, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 43 inches (109 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Proven

Each a polychrome painted mask from the Sepik River region, likely the Iatmul tribe. The largest mask measuring 33" x 17" and the two smaller measuring 26" x 28"

Middle Sepik River Valley Tumbuan Woven Mask, PNG 20th C., Tumbuan dance mask (body mask), woven plant fiber and pigment, 68"H including grass skirt

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, maker unknown, ca. 1940s. A large yena yam mask made from woven plant fibers, probably the roots of a mangrove tree, adorned with earth pigments of red and white

Oceanic fernwood tribal mask, 20th c., poss. Sepik River Region or Vanuatu, 14.25"h x 8"w x 6"d

Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village - SEPIK - - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood, shells 44,5 cm Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood this mask has the dis

Four small Papua New Guinea Mask, probably of the Sepik River region; two comprised of polychrome and carved wood; along with two mixed media with raffia and woven elements (stands not included&#4

Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 48, 5 cm Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood this mask has the distinctive features