Group of Abelam Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea

Group of Abelam Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Size: Lengths ranging from 3.5'' (9 cm) to 12'' (30 cm).

Group of Abelam Carved Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Ranging in size from: 7.25'' x 1'' x .25'' (18 x 3 x 1 cm) to 14'' x 2'' x 2'' (36 x 5 x 5

Group of Papua New Guinea adornments and jewelry. Includes one large Bailer Shell pectoral necklace, one Eastern Highlands Fofona, one Maprik woven headband with nassa shell beads, One Abelam Headband

A Fine Abelam men's house carving, Abelam, Maprik region; Papua New GuineaThe figure with large head and high raised brow with ridge indicating headgear, with classical Abelam features such as long th

A Maprik Abelam standing figure. Mid 20th century. Maprik Abelam. Papua New Guinea. Approximately 105" x 10."

Old Yam Mask - Abelam - Maprik Area - Eastern Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 37 cm Embossed wooden mask with black, red and yellow pigment. It was collected around 1960. The cheeks and forehead are

Large Abelam polychrome figural pole, Maprik region, Papua New Guinea, circa mid-20th century, approx. 122"h. Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California)

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.

Abelam Initiation Baba Tagwa Mask, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Woven and painted plant fiber. Size: 27'' x 31'' x 17'' (69 x 79 x 43 cm).

An Abelam Wood Suspension Hook Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century Height 33 1/2 inches (85 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1

An Abelam bark panel, Abelam people, Maprik hills, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.The rectangular panel made of two large pieces of bark (possibly on full sheet that split while being prepared)

An Abelam carving, Abelam people, Maprik hills, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.The tear-drop shaped carving in low relief with flat back, depicting a central head surrounded by bird imagery. Br

A Fine Abelam figure, Abelam people; Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the figure with rounded head and pointed chin, the body with arms about the torso, the hips

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

A Fine Abelam figure - Abelam people; Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea – Of classical form, the figure with pole-like body with large hornbill atop the head, the face powerfu

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

Abelam Yam Mask Maprik region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. Size 7 inches high. + mount. Woven rattan mask for the yam festival, with circular eyes and radiating openwork composing fa

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An enormous example of a stick meant for digging large yams from the ground known as a gisa. The gisa

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved rectangular wood architectural panel with a central standing male figure wearing a

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, North Maprik District, Abelam people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An intriguing wooden zoomorphic effigy, hand-carved from lightweight wo

Papua New Guinea Rattan Yam Ceremony Mask 20th century Abelam People, Maprik Village, East Sepik River Region Height 17 1/2 inches Estimate $400-600 Areas of loose weave and wear, surface dirt through

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in c

A group of three Papua New Guinea Cassowary feather adornments. 20th century ++ 2 headdress and 1 costume element. 16" x 7"; 103" x 5"; 10" x 14".

A group of four Abelam basketry masks. 20th century. Abelam Middle Sepik River. Papua New Guinea. 18" x 13", 20" x 15", 15" x 12", 10."