Sold2017Papua New Guinea CeltA green stone (nephrite jade) Celt, ca 19th century. Nicely veined and perfectly shaped. Dimensions: 4-1/2" H; weight: 4.5 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, New England, USASee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Stone, Wood & Rattan Adze**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. An elegant adze featuring a hand-carved wooden handle and flat stone head wrapped tiSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Adze Blade, ex-Sotheby's**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An elegant adze blade of rectangular form, hand-whetted from dark grey basalt. The fascinating implemenSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C Papua New Guinea Jiwaka Wood, Wicker & Stone AxeOceania, Papua New Guinea, Jiwaka Province, Wahgi people, ca. 19th century CE. A grey-green slate axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outward, mirroring the blade shape at one end, and providingSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early Iryan Jaya Papua New Guinea Stone Adze**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. A wood and reed instrument used for shaping wood such as carvings and dugout canoesSee Sold Price
Sold2019Stone Axe with Handles Papua New Guinea Late 19th CStone axes with wooden handles, Papua New Guinea, late 19th century or early 20th century from the Sepik River Region. A variant of the Mount Hagen type, the deep gray stone head finely hand-ground, bSee Sold Price
Sold2020Stone Axe Head, Papua New GuineaStone Axe Head from Papua, New Guinea, Tungei Territory, Wahgi Valley, likely later half of 19th C. Dimensions: 7 1/2" (DTAG7146)(MM)See Sold Price
Sold2024TWO SHIELDS, BOW AND QUIVER OF ARROWS.Late 19th Century. African leather shield with original pigment, 36"h. 26"w. And most likely Papua/New Guinea bow, 57.5"l. and leather quiver of bamboo arrows. Together with a decorative Australian abSee Sold Price
Sold20232 Stone Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C.2 Stone Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C. A hand carved stone star head fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shaft, and the other with a smooth, rounSee Sold Price
Sold2018Rare 19th C. Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow SectionOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved section from a wooden canoe prow in the form of a double-headed fish, the center part of itsSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Flute StopperPapua New Guinea, Sepic Region, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A mesmerizing wooden flute stopper with a janiform face at the bottom featuring 4 cowrie shell eyes (2 on each face) and a lizard-like creaSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. The figure has a simple body, with joined legs, no feet, a narrow torso,See Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Ancestor HeadOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle/East Sepik River Region, Korewori River area, ca. 1920s to 1940s CE. A hand-built red clay stone head representing an abstract ancestral figure. The head is of a miniSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Papua New Guinea Tami Wood Feast BowlOceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf Region, Tami Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood bowl in the form of a boat, the exterior carved with relief and incisedSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure w/ Fiber PouchPapua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphicSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Incised Pottery Bowl**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-built earthenware bowl with a hemispherical form, a slightly conical bottom, a deepSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Papua New Guinea Adze, Bird / Crocodile Pommel**Originally Listed At $350** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden adze handle, with a hand carved geometric and abstract anthropomorphic motif. The pommelSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Food Pounder**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Schouten Island, Abelam peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden pounder with a bulbous head and a short handle. The heaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ceremonial 19th C. Papua New Guinea Tami Wood Ladle**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden ceremonial ladle with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figurSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone & Wood Adze**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940s CE. A handmade cutting tool, known as an adze, featuring a long wooden handle in shades of light brown with a black stone blade preseSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Stone CeltPNG Stone Celt, dating to pre-1950 AD. Smooth polish, no nicks or scratches. Dimensions: 9-3/4" H; Weight: 2 lbs. Provenance: Ex Sotheby's, presently ex. Private collection, New York, NYSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Arrow Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Arrow Tip Club Late 19th Century, Papua New Guinea Trobiand Islands Wood with fine patination, 29 1/4 x 3 in. Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassiSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Rare Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade KnifeOceania/South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife with a Paranarium Nut resin handle colored with earthy red, charcoal, and lime pigment. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2019Lot of Two 20th C. Papua New Guinea Madang Wood Masks**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Ramu / Upper Keram River, Madang Province, ca. mid-20th century CE. A set of two beautiful ancestral masks, hand-carved from hard wood, each with cSee Sold Price
Oct 14Burns Auction & Appraisal LLCPortrait of a lady, 19th century, American, Identified New HavenUS$25(1 bid)
Oct 15Freeman's | HindmanA Pair of Gilt Tôle, Glass and Giltwood Hall Lanterns from the Embassy of Italy, Washington,US$2,000
Oct 11DuMouchellesMali, Dogon Peoples, Carved Wood Mother And Child Figure, Ca. Early 20th C., H 28" W 5"US$50
15 hrs LeftDawsons AuctioneersAn early 19th century Hicks & Meigh stone china part service, decorated with a hand-painted£280