Abelem Basketry Yam Maxk, New Guinea

Abelem Basketry Yam Mask, Sepik River, New Guinea, 1st half 20th C., with polychrome.(LUCE8225) Measurements: Condition: Condition commensurate with age and use.

Woven basketry ceremonial mask with applied pigments. Northern Sepik River area, Abelam Peoples. Mid 20th century. Looks to be well used. Height - 19” (48 cm) Width - 11 3/4" (30 cm) PROVENANCE:

Early 20th C. Papa New Guinea Abelam tribe 7 1/2" (height) painted woven basketry Yam mask. CONDITION: Areas with wear and or paint loss.

A group of three Melanesian masks. 20th century. ++ Abelam yam style basketry mask. 17" x 13 1/2" x 6". ++ 2 New Guinea style masks. 30" x 5" x 2 3/4"; 25 1/2" x 4" x 3".

A Colorful basketry mask decorated with ochre pigments and a wonderful woven design. According to the Met Museum : among the Abelam people of northeast New Guinea is the competitive growth and exchang

This Yam mask is featured with its bulb eyes, a ridge and loop nose, and open works on its face, painted with red and black pigments. L:14in(35.6cm)

Papua New Guinea yam mask of woven fiber, 13.5"l

Sepik Yam Headdress, Papua New Guinea, Early/Mid 20th C. Used at annual Abelam celebrations to honor important Yam plants. Size: 16.25'' x 19.5'' (41 x 50 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, S

This Papua New Guinea yam mask is in an oval form, with vertical ridged and loop nose, openwork eyes and a horn-like decoration on the forehead with red pigments. L:15in(38cm)

BIRD MASKS, three woven reed masks, 15 x 11 x 7”, 6 x 5 ½ x 10 ¾” & 5 ½ x 10 ¾ x 2 ½”; A carved wood mask with paint remnants 10 x 9 ¼ x 3”; A small painted soft-wood mask 4 ¼” tall;

Abelam Tribal Mask From Papua New Guinea C1960s. Twisted Braided Coil Weave. Coloured With Natural Pigments Yellowish Ochre, White And Reddish Brown. Abelam Tribal Masks Are Not Worn But Used In Yam P

Antique Papua New Guinea Yam Ceremonial Mask "Yina". Measures 54" x 14 1/4"

This Papua New Guinea yam mask was used for festival or ceremonies, featured with an oval shape, raised woven decorations, and reddish-orange and yellow pigments. L:16in(40.6cm)

A yam mask, Papua New Guinea, Abelam, 20th century. 40"h x 22 1/2"w x 13"d (w/box).Provenance: Collection of William Leazer and William Swann. Dallas, TX.Condition: The absence of a condition statemen

Papua New Guinea Yam Ceremonial Vessel. Measuring approximately 10.25" X 9.5", this traditional terracotta artifact was collected in the mid-70s by an American expat living and working in New Guinea.

East Sepik 33-1/2"h

Painted woven reed mask with natural pigments. Approx. 23" x 10".Provenance: Estate of Cayce Odom of Charlottesville, VA.

Abelam People, East Sepik, polychrome decoration, on custom stand 23"l

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.

Abelam, Papua New Guinea yam mask, 12"l x 10.5"w

balsa wood, painted in traditional colours with red, white and black pigment, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose, left cheek), base; selected yams become the central element of harvest festivals

An Oceanic Basketry Mask Papua New Guinea, Blackwater River Region, Sepik RiverHeight 11 1/4 inches (28.58 cm).Property from the Estate of Charles S. Hopper, Chicago, Illinois Provenance: The Grayson

Abelam people, Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, basketry painted with black, orange, yellow and white earth pigments. Overall good condition. Some surface wear. Approx. dimensions

Two Woven Cane Yam Masks Papua New Guinea one 24 x 9 x 8" one 18 x 8 x 5" minor losses, woven cane with natural polychrome decoration