Sold2018Early 20th C. PNG Yangoru Boiken Shell & Reed TalipunPapua New Guinea, Yangoru village, Boiken peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful talipun (literally "bride price payment") comprised of a woven circular medallion attached to the termiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Talipun Bride Price Collected before 1970 by EdlerA Very fine and rare Talipun, bride price. Consisting of a wonderful spiral sea shell and a woven rattan grass and Cassowary bird feather adornment. Boiken people, Papua New Guinea. Complete example wSee Sold Price
Sold2022Old Archaic New Guinea Yangoru Boiken Woven Talipun Bride PriceOld Archaic New Guinea Yangoru Boiken Woven Talipun Bride Price. Provenance: Old New York collection, Note "JJ" lettering attached to the back. Size: 13'' x 5'' x 3'' (33 x 13 x 8 cm). Height on standSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. PNG Boiken Woven Talipun (Currency Mask)Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Boiken area, ca. mid 20th century CE. A woven mask-like item called a talipun, unique to the coastal Boiken region of northern Papua New Guinea. This item was made to be useSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Melanesian objects. 20th century.A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Boiken standing figure fragment. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. Figure's leg has broken. Figure 36." ++ Blackwater River Hook figure. Blackwater River. PSee Sold Price
Sold20183 Oceanic bowls. 20th century.A group of three Oceanic bowls. 20th century. ++ Boiken wooden bowl. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. 4 3/4" x 8 3/4." ++ Marquesas Island carved wooden bowl. Marquesas Island. 4 1/2" x 5 1/2." ++ Siassi ovaSee Sold Price
Sold2015A fine and rare Yongoru ancestor fragment, 19th C. orA fine and rare Yongoru ancestor fragment, 19th C. or earlier, Yongoru Boiken; Papua New GuineaThe figure of heavily aged and worn wood, almost ossified in places, the style still clear and powerful eSee Sold Price
Sold20183 Boiken bowls. 20th century.A group of three Boiken bowls. 20th century. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. 17" diam, 13 1/2" diam., 15" diam.See Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Boiken Bowl Papua New GuineaA large carved wooden feast bowl with raised tribal motifs and handle grips with incised designs. The Bowl measures 15 inches across x 2 inches deep. Boiken peoples, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East SeSee Sold Price
Sold2022Boiken Spirit MaskCarved wood mask from the Boiken People, Papua New Guinea. C. 1950s. 22 in.See Sold Price
Sold2016Round food bowl - Papua New Guinea - Boikenwood, encrusted blackish brown patina, slightly hollowed, underside and rim decorated with engraved ornaments, raised round emblem in the centre, plaited band from plant fibre for suspension, slightlySee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. PNG Boiken Palmwood Fighting StickOceania, Papua New Guinea, Boiken area, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A broad, club-like fighting stick made from palmwood from the coastal Boiken region of northern Papua New Guinea. It has an elSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Melanesian objects. 20th century.A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. Papua New Guinea. ++ Boiken standing figure. Boiken. 28" x 7 1/2." ++ Middle Sepike Yamok Village painter skull rack. Middle Sepike Yamok Village. 29"See Sold Price
Sold2022Sepik River Boiken Dance MaskSepik River Papua New Guinea Boiken Dance mask- carved hardwood - 22 x 10 x 7" - age check to wood and crack to "beak"See Sold Price
Sold2018Rare Old Iatmul Bride Headdress, Oceanic Tribal ArtIatmul woven fiber and shell brides headdress, Middle Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea. Openwork headdress with dome shaped cap and long triangular flap along back. The thick woven fiber is covereSee Sold Price
Sold2018First Class Dance Mask "SIKA" from Sassoia - BoikenFirst Class Dance Mask "SIKA" from Sassoia - Boiken Region - East Sepik - - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood, porcelain rings 39 cm For ceremonial use: wooden mask of ancestor - BoiSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wood & Fiber MaskOceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River province, North Coast, Boiken peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful and vibrant wooden ceremonial mask featuring fiber cords and cowrie shells. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2022Three Papua New Guinea MasksOne Gable Sepik River carved wooden mask with red and white pigment, rope piercings; one Boiken dance mask with grass hair, pigments; one Sepik carved wooden "canoe" mask with rope piercings, old patiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Papua New Guinea Stone Exchange AxePapua New Guinea Stone Ax. Used for exchange and bride gifting. Late 19th early 20th century. Size: 9.75'' x 3'' x 1.5'' (25 x 8 x 4 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2019Unusual 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Slingshot100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik RivSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Bowl100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River regionSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. Papua New Guinea Mud-and-Paint Coconut Mask100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River regionSee Sold Price
Sold2022Four Woven Papua New Guinea MasksLot consists of one "Baba" mask woven cane, polychrome, feathers, and human hair; one Boiken woven mask with clay patina; one river turtleshell and woven cane painted mask; and one "Baba Tagwa" wovenSee Sold Price
Sold2024Papua New Guinea Conch Craft, Possibly Shell Currency NO RESERVESMeasuring approximately 8" X 8", this piece was collected and cataloged by an American expat living and working in New Guinea in the mid-1970s. Decorated conch shells are still in use as "bride price"See Sold Price