Gogodala dance shield, Papua New Guinea

of tear drop form and decorated with bird, figure and snake, in tones of yellow, brown and white, height 126cm x width 39cm

Ornament Shield, of teardrop form, decorated in natural pigments of orange, white and brown, 73cm x 29.5cm

Asmat Dance Shield, Papua New Guinea, 2nd Half 20th C., with 'praying mantis' headhunting pattern. Carved wood and pigment; On stand. Size: 30.75'' x 8.5'' (78 x 22 cm); Height on Stand: 31" (79 cm).

Dance shield Geelvinckbay (korwar-ancestor head on top). Made of wood, dating to the early/mid 20th Century. Country of origin: North Papua New Guinea. Size: 122 cm (49 inches). Private collection the

A tall carved wooden plank like dance shield with ornate raised designs accented with kaolin clay and organic pigments. Asmat, Citak region,Irian jaya, Western Papua New Guinea. The shield measures 46

A tall carved wooden shield with raised tribal motifs accented in red organic pigment. Asmat peoples, Irian Jaya, Indonesia / Western Papua New Guinea. The Shield measures 46 inches tall x 11 inches w

Two wooden carved shields with braided grass cord and shell, used for dance ceremonies in Papua New Guinea by the Asmat people. 27" and 41", good condition, 20th century.

Dance Caps, of conical form, with feather details to the apex, decorated in natural pigments of white, black, brown and yellow, height 43cm and 58cm (including feathers) (2)

wood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),

Lumi Culture Shield, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C. Carved wood with traditional spiral carved decoration. Provenance: David F. Rosenthal, Art and Artifacts of Oceania, San Francisco. Size:

Tall 5'7" Painted wood tribal shield -- Tribal shield, attributed to Papua New Guinea. Some mildew shown, and some base water damage. Measures approx. 5"7" tall x 19" wide x 5" deep. (Book not include

Asmat Shield, Papua New Guinea, early/mid 20th c. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber string and seeds. Flying fox motif. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Bever

Asmat Shield, Papua New Guinea. Wood, Kaolin, Pigment. This shield features abstract geometric carvings painted white on the face, set against a tawny surface. It includes a handle on its back side. M

A WOOD SHIELDPapua New Guinea 112,5 x 45 cmProvenance: Italian private collection, purchased in Sidney at the end of the 1990s.

2 Asmat Shields, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 1) 33'' x 10'' x 1'' (84 x 25 x 3 cm); 2) 39'' x 6.5'' x 1'' (99 x 17 x 3 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase,

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.

Papuan Lumi shield Papua New Guinea, late 19th to early 20th centurypainted and carved wood, wicker, enameled steel shield: 37 h x 25 w x 3.5 d in (94 x 63 x 9 cm) stand: 34.25 h x 21 w x 6 d in (

Ramu Shield. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. Size: 33'' x 9'' x 3.5'' (84 x 23 x 9 cm).

Massim Trobriand Dance Club, Papua New Guinea.Carved wood and chalk fill. On stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 30.25'' x 3'' x .75'' (7

20th Century; Gogodala people, Papua New Guinea The polychromed wood headdress adorned with feathers mounted on metal base 14" H x 6.375" W x 7" D approximately

Dimensions: (Taller) H 54" x W 10" x D 6" Condition: Few stress cracks and some surface dirt.

An unusual Star Mountain or Upper Fly/Ok Tedi shield. Western Province, Papua New Guinea.Of hard and dense wood, deeply incised, the shield with curling motifs surrounded by circular designs and hour-

A Waghi Valley war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield made from a single piece of wood, the surface with two large “X” patterns and painted with oran

An Abelam Wood Spirit Shield Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea Height 51 inches (129.5 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1920-2018), gifted 1984.