A Rare Kerewa Spirit Board Collected Prior to 1966

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). Of classical style for the region, the upper portion of the boar

A fine and large Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century)Of classical form the large board with a typical Kerewa

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form the board extremely well carved with face in the upper quadrant surrounded by multiple

A carved wooden panel with incised linear designs accented with white and orange mineral pigments. This is an extremely rare Dani or Lani peoples Spirit Board from West New Guinea/ Irian Jaya, somewhe

A very care carved wooden Mimika ancestor figure, Mimika (Kamoro) people , with a open work design, and shown holding a shield or spirit board. A Very rare and desirable work from an area that few eve

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century).Of typical form for the type, the board with a classical figure i

A fine and large Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century)Of classical form the large board with a typical Kerewa

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century).Of classical style, typical for the region, depicting a central l

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). A fine older board depicting a full figure with round head and c

Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. They were routinely found in the Men’s houses of the Kerewa, the peoples of the Era River and Wapo Cre

A Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century)The board of classical style for the type, the figure with typical Kere

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). Classically carved, depicting an entire figure with classical fe

A Fly River hafted stone club, Middle or Upper Fly River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.The club of coarse stone with radiating spoke-like designs, the whole hafted to a more modern stick, and pa

A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with stylized face, extended lips, incised linear designs and a very weathered and well worn surface suggesting great age and field use over generations. Dan peop

A Fine Kerewa Drum; Kerewa people, Gulf province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the long drum of narrow tapering form, the lower third of the body deeply incised with curvilinear designs and pig

A fine and old Era River Drum. Era River area, Papuan Gulf; Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the drum of conical form tapering to a stylized crocodile’s mouth, the terminus inci

A Very Rare Old Mimika Yamate spirit board. Carved wooden panel with raised designs of warriors and a unusual elongated anthopomorphic figure in the center that slightly resembles a crucifix. Otakwa r

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 52 inches tall x 12.5 inches wide and has been mounted to a metal display stand( the stand is a bit old and rusty) N

Extremely rare Pere carved wooden dance mask in avian form with mineral pigment. This old mask measures 11 x 7.75 inches and was field collected by Rev. Lawson Mooney (director of Catholic Aid agencie

A carved wooden face mask with raffia grass adornment, and wonderful exaggerated treatment to the eyes, similar to large owl eyes, possibly suggesting the ability of great sight. The mask is accented

Ubangi mask; Ngbaka or Ngbandi peoples mask, DRC/ Congo, Africa. A carved wooden face mask with incised tribal scar designs and signs of use over many years. Stained red with organic pigments. Hand Dr

A very rare old carved wooden post with spirit or mask face on top and painted with a red mineral pigment. Salampasu peoples, Congo, Africa. The post measures 21 inches tall. Provenance: Field collect

A carved wooden mask with dramatic facial style, encrusted surface, rattan woven border and undeniable Great smile. Kumu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 12 x 8 inches. A metal d

This is a very rare old Washkuk Minja board; Nkuma peoples, Amaki village, Papua New Guinea. The board measures 45 inches tall x 9 inches wide. Field collected C. 1979 by John C. Edler, former curator