Sold2021A CARVED PAINTED WALL HANGING ATTRIBUTED SEPIK RIVERThe ornamental totemic wood carving with pigments is attributed to the Upper Sepik River People of Papua New guinea incorporates traditional Wapi bird motifs with a female figure, possibly Maselai. PrSee Sold Price
Sold2021Hook Figure, Sepik RiverHook figure, sometimes also known as 'Samban", carved with both male and female elements, with red and black pigment. Typical geometric design at back of neck, mask-like face, standing on pedestal witSee Sold Price
Sold2021Papua New Guinea Sepik River wood carvingPapua New Guinea Sepik River wood carving 10.5" wide x 59.5" long Davids notes: This came out of storage unit in Ossining NY, that belonged to Dr. Gregory Siskind.See Sold Price
Sold2023THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES 19th/20th Century Lengths from 29” to 43”.THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES19th/20th CenturyTogether with a war club and a paper fan.Lengths from 29” to 43”.See Sold Price
Sold202219th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Mask - Barak SpiritOceania, 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 comSee Sold Price
Sold2023Abelam Karaut Figure, Middle Sepik River, Papua New GuineaUnusually complex and pristine Karaut (Kara'ut) ornament from the Abelam people of New Guinea. While the abstracted figure with elongated head and dangling legs are the basis of the form, the meticuloSee Sold Price
Sold2021Sepik River Region Atl Spear Thrower, PNGSepik 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: TSee Sold Price
201520th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Mask, Elongated FacePapua 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 loSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat style war shield (20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front having carved figures atSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2021Sepik Latmul Figure, Sepik River, PNG, Mid 20th C.Sepik Latmul Figure, Sepik River, PNG. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber, cowrey shell. Size: 72'' x 14'' x 7'' (183 x 36 x 18 cm). Private estate collection, Napa, CA.See Sold Price
Sold2015An Early Trumpet Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River,An Early Trumpet Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900) carved hardwood and cowrie shells 43 cm long PROVENANCE Wayne Heathcote, SydneySee Sold Price
Sold2015PNG / Sepik River Ancestral Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoPapua 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 tradSee Sold Price
Sold2024New Guinea Sepik River Slit Drum, NO RESERVENew Guinea Sepik River Slit Drum. An elaborately-carved "garamut", measuring approximately 40" X 9" X 10". The drum has a magnificent patina; suggestive of considerable age, and much use. The AmericanSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Hornbill Bird FigurePapua New Guinea, Sepik River, Yamok village, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted with natural pigmeSee Sold Price
Sold2023A large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drumA large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drum, probably 19th century, with elaborate incised designs, classically Sepik, on the sides and a very artful and commanding head projecting from oSee Sold Price
Sold2022Sepik River Mask, Papua New GuineaCarved wooden mask with red and white pigment, elongated form, flat back. Approx. 35 1/2" L, 5" W, 3" D.See Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Sepik River 6-Prong Skull Hook, PNG, 19th C,Fine Sepik River 6-Prong Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, 19th Century. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 35'' x 9'' x 7'' (89 xSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat war shield (mid-20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front depicting three raised absSee Sold Price
Sold2024SEPIK RIVER NECKRESTSEPIK RIVER NECKREST PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood, snail shell and vegetal fibre, with relief carved ancestor masks to the ends, the reverse with incised design aSee Sold Price
Sold2015Sepik River carved & painted wood shield, 20th c.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.See Sold Price
Sold2021Sepik Latmul Figure with Regalia, Sepik River, PNG, MidSepik Latmul Figure with Regalia, Sepik River, PNG. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber, cowrey shell. Size: 46.5'' x 13.5'' x 12'' (118 x 34 x 30 cm). Private estate collection, Napa, CA.See Sold Price
Sold2016(lot of 3) Sepik River Papua New Guinea carvings(lot of 3) Sepik River Papua New Guinea carvings, consisting of an ancestor mask having a pigment decorated abstract surface surrounding stylized zoomorph features; together with a cowrie shell encrusSee Sold Price
Sold2022Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik River Female FigurePapua New Guinea Lower Sepik River Female Figure Avian transforma figure with fiber ears, arms conjoining with legs; black base Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assSee Sold Price