Sold2023Papua New Guinea New Ireland Malagan MaskPapua New Guinea New Ireland Malagan mask, hand carved wood, polychrome decoration, cloth & fiber covering, 14-1/2" hSee Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea New Ireland Tatanua MaskPapua New Guinea New Ireland Tatanua mask, hand carved wood with polychrome geometric decoration, fiber covering, 23" hSee Sold Price
Sold2021A 20TH C. NEW IRELAND TATANUA DANCE MASK WITH FIBERThe carved and painted wood visage with shell eyes and elaborate headdress of various fibers is attributed to the people of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and their mortuary feast dance. MeasuSee Sold Price
Sold2017OCEANIC MALANGAN, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA, NEW GUINEAHead Mounted by Birds and Snakes, decorated in red, white and black paint, 1st half of the 20th c. The Malangan cycle was used to initiate young men into adulthood, carvings of this type were used inSee Sold Price
Sold2021A model outrigger canoe used for ceremoniesA model outrigger canoe used for ceremonies, from the Tolai people, probably Duke of York Islands, between New Britain and New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, having a polychrome decorated "Tubuan" figureSee Sold Price
Sold2018pre-Contact Oceanic Polynesian Stone Axe headpre-Contact Oceanic Polynesian Stone Axe head Size 5 3/8 x 3 5/8 inches - Ex Oceanic collector James Barzyk of Chicago, USA. Found in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. From the field collection of DutchSee Sold Price
Sold2021"Brag" spirit mask - Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik,wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spirSee Sold Price
Sold2018IATMUL, MASK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA20th c. Carved wood, shells 31" x 8" x 4" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York There are mask-making villages all along the Sepik, but the Middle River is the most densely populated with overSee Sold Price
Sold2021Abelam Karawut Mouth Mask, Papua New Guinea, Early 20thAbelam Karawut Mouth Mask, Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. Karawut (also karahut or kara'ut), is a type of body adornment that is in a rough human body shape which is two dimensional aside from the elSee Sold Price
Sold2022Abelam Mask, Papua New GuineaAbelam Mask, Papua New Guinea. Polychrome carved wooden head with two fertility birds on top. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 29'' x 9'' x 5'' (74 x 23See 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
Sold2022Large Ritualistic Kavat Mask, Papua New GuineaLarge Ritualistic Kavat Mask. Papua New Guinea, Central Baining People, mid 20th century, hand-stitched bark-cloth over a bentwood frame, decorated with natural pigments, areas of wear, measuring 36&rSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large Gable Spirit Mask, Papua New GuineaLarge Gable Spirit Mask. Blackwater area, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, bark panels affixed with woven fibers over a bentwood & cane frame, decorated with natural pigments &See Sold Price
Sold2021Large Middle Sepik Latmul Body Mask, Papua New GuineaLarge Middle Sepik Latmul Body Mask, Papua New Guinea. Traditional tumban mask face, body with arm holes and centering a second, smaller mask, with grass skirt, rattan, cowrie shell, paint and mud. SiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Iatmul Wood Carved Savi Mask, Papua New GuineaIatmul Wood Carved Savi Mask, Papua New Guinea, mask depicting an ancestor, 20" H x 8" W x 3.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City collection. Keywords: Guardian, Hanging Art, Oceania, Oceanic Art, ASee Sold Price
Sold2020A Mwai mask Papua New GuineaA Mwai mask Papua New Guinea, thin and with perhaps 200 small shells, some human hair set into a clay pack atop the wood, a well carved frigate bird depicted at the bottom, age and use uncertain as isSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two Carved Masks, Papua New GuineaTwo Carved Masks. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a carved softwood mask decorated with painted natural pigments, baked clay, shells & shredded fibers, measuring 40” higSee Sold Price
Sold2021Large Abelam Tribal Yam Mask Papua New GuineaAbelam Tribal Mask From Papua New Guinea C1960s. Twisted Braided Coil Weave. Coloured With Natural Pigments Yellowish Ochre, White And Reddish Brown. Abelam Tribal Masks Are Not Worn But Used In Yam PSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ramu River Style Mask, Papua New Guinea, 20th c.A Ramu River style mask. Papua New Guinea. 20th century. Wood. 25 1/2" x 9" x 4". Condition: some minor abrasions and chipping throughout. Provenance: Private New York Collection.See Sold Price
Sold2022Iatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New GuineaIatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, cane cowrie shells. Size: 20'' x 10'' x 4'' (51 x 25 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.See Sold Price
Sold2018Turtle Shell Mask, Papua New GuineaTurtle shell mask, ca. early 20th century. Turtle shell covered in clay, cowrie shells, feathers and clay, Woven twine border with handle. 8" H x 6" W. Provenance; Ex private collection, Newark, NJ.See Sold Price
Sold2017Yam mask, Papua New Guinea, 20th century.A yam mask, Papua New Guinea, Abelam, 20th century. 40"h x 22 1/2"w x 13"d (w/box).Provenance: Collection of William Leazer and William Swann. Dallas, TX.Condition: The absence of a condition statemenSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two Spirit Bark Masks, Papua New GuineaTwo Spirit Bark Masks. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a paneled bark gable mask lashed with woven fibers to cane stays, decorated with natural pigments and raffia, measuringSee Sold Price
Sold2018Turtle Shell Mask, Papua New GuineaTurtle shell mask, ca. early 20th century. Turtle shell covered in clay, cowrie shells, shells and clay, Woven twine border with handle. 10" H x 6" W. Provenance; Ex private collection, Newark, NJ.See Sold Price