Kwoma effigy / hook - Washkuk - Papua New Guinea

Origin: Washkuk Hills - Papua New Guinea Date: Mid 20th century Materials: Wood, very heavy and hard Size: 47 cm Additional Info: An old Yena with back hooks, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New Guinea. The Yena

Ancient head figure hook for yam ceremony - Kwoma - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 25, 5 cm Great old Kwoma Washkuk figure with tribal hook, Papua New Guinea The head was carved with primitive materials,

Ancient Head Figure for Yam Ceremony Kwoma Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 33 cm Great old Kwoma Washkuk figure with tribal hook, Papua New Guinea The head was carved with primitive materials, the main por

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 2nd half 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 37 cm An old Kwoma Washkuk figure with tribal bird hook, Papua New Guinea The head was carved with primitive materials, the m

A fine and old Washkuk war shield, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe shield of classical form, and carved in near-hemispherical shape, the surface with typical clan designs of the Washkuk region poss

A fine and well carved older Kwoma washkuk Yena, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe Yena head extremely well carved with carved topknot or coif, the main portion with a deep concave facial plane, the

Two Kwoma Washkuk Palm panels, Kwoma Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe panels painted on palm spathes in native pigments of black, red, yellow and white, one with a pair of opposing faces and linear patter

Two Kwoma Washkuk Palm panels, Kwoma Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe panels painted on palm spathes in native pigments of black, red, yellow and white, one with a face and linear patterns coming from the

Title: Old head for yam ceremony (Yena) - Kwoma - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Wood Size: 18 cm An old Kwoma washkuk Yena, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New Guinea.The Yena head was carved wi

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 2nd half 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 25,5 cm An old Kwoma washkuk Yena, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New Guinea.The Yena head was carved with primitive materials, the mai

Large fertility figure - Kwoma - Washkuk Mountains, Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood, pigments 74 cm An old female Kwoma fertility figure made of wood and pigments. The nogwi ritual, associated

Great 1.4 MTR pole of the KWOMA Creation Myth - Washkuk Hills - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood, pigments 138 cm Very Large Ancestor statue made of wood in classic sinuous abstract form. Please look at the

A very rare old Washkuk, Yena Carving, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a heavy dense wood and painted with mineral pigments. A supernaturally powerful food, yams cann

A Kwoma Wood Figure Washkuk Mountains, Papua New Guinea Height 66 inches (167.5 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1920-2018), gifted 1984.

This is a rare and superb Kwoma War Chief’s Pig Skin shield, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood and rattan frame with stretched wild boars hide, signs of use and wear. Field

Carved "Minja" Cult Figure, Kwoma People, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century. Carved bark. On stand. Such carvings were believed to promote the growth of yams and were use

A Kwoma Wood Yina Figure Washkuk Mountains, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 64 inches (162.5 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg

A Kwoma Mindja carving. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the flattened plaque-like figure with long phallic nose as is found in carvings among the K

A Fine Kwoma Nogwei figure. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.Finely carved with the female figure standing with typically carved Kwoma face with high brow, large phal

**Originally Listed At $200** Papua New Guinea, Washkuk region, Kwoma people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery head with openwork eye holes and mouth, a pronounced nose and pierced ears -

This is a very large Kwoma Washkuk Ceremonial house carving of a female ancestor, Bangwis village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Field collected in 1978 by John C. Edler in Bangwis from the B

Old Papua New Guinea Nukuma or Kwoma People, Washkuk Hills Upper Sepik, Yena Head. Carved wood, pigments.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting earthenware vessel with a pair of large, abstract faces with aquilin

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery cult head known as a "wasau" wit