Maprik New Guinea - Wood Ritual Object

Painted object from Papua, New Guinea. Dimensions: 13.5" H ; 

A Sepik River Ritual Object. Ebonized wood, Sepik region Papua New Guinea 22" x 4.5"

New Guinea Carved Wood Object Assortment (7) items including woven masks, a finial having feather beard with shell eyes, wall hangings, some having paint Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demet

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered bird headdress costume used during dema ri

A group of five New Guinea style objects. Wood. 20th century. ++ 2 Asmat style shields. 23" x 9" x 2 1/4". ++ 3 New Guinea style hook figures.

A group of Three Trobriand Islands Style Objects. Wood. Papua New Guinea. ++ Trobriand Islands Style Spatula. 1 1/2" x 13 1/2". ++ Trobriand Islands Style Paddle. 2 1/2" x 70 1/4". ++ Trobriand Island

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

6 Papau New Guinea Ethnographic Objects. Carved wood idol with elongated beak, Ramu River; carved wood Trobriand Islands ancestor; terracotta head with incised designs, Sepik River; miniature Sepik Ri

Maprik hills fertility fire OCeania/Malanese; Maprik hills district. Northeast New Guinea. This Abelam ancestral wood figure is featured with carved bird figures on both top and bottom and a man-like

A group of Four New Guinea Objects. New Guinea. ++ Baga Figure. Wood, pigment, and natural fibers. 9" x 21 1/4". ++ New Guinea Figure. Wood, natural fibers, and pigment. 4 3/4" x 8 1/2". ++ Kapkap Pen

A group of three Sepik River polychrome and wood objects. ++ (2) Handheld drums. ++ Doubled headed animal sculpture. PaPua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collect

A Maprik Figure. Wood, pigment. Papua New Guinea. 11" x 61 1/2". Provenance: From a Chicago, Illinois Private Estate.

A Maprik Figure. Wood, pigment. Papua New Guinea. 12" x 61 3/4". Provenance: From a Chicago, Illinois Private Estate.

Kwoma Nogwi figure made of wood Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 41 cm Great Kwoma Nogwi figure made of wood. The nogwi ritual, associated with the yam harvest ceremony, is the most secret of the Kwoma ritu

Ceremonial dance staf with ancestor head - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 40 cm These staffs were designed as a ceremonial object after those carried by traditional dancers. They are carved, paint

Ceremonial dance staf with 4 heads - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 95 cm These staffs were designed as a ceremonial object after those carried by traditional dancers. They are carved and designed

Old Yena Head for Yam ceremonie - Sepik / Kwoma Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 76 cm This old figure made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in honor of the c

Old Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 50 cm This beautiful engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in h

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 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

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 $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

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.

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