Sold2020Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Lumi Shell Money Stick**First Time At Auction** Oceania, North/West Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, near the Torricelli Mountains, Lumi peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fascinating example of a Lumi money stick composeSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell EyesOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one wSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early-Mid 20th c Sepik River Totem with RiverEarly -Mid 20th Century Sepik River Totem Papua New Guinea - Possibly Yatmul People with Eagle and Crocodile and Ancestral Figures wood, polychrome, cowrie shells, with fibre and feather decoration. 4See Sold Price
Sold2017Carved Wood Black Basket Hook, Papua New GuineaWood, shells. Papua New Guinea, Mid-Late 20th C. Height: 38 3/4", Length:10 1/4", Width: 1 1/2". A figural basket hook made of carved hardwood. Black finish and cowry shell eyes.See Sold Price
Sold2021Large Papua New Guinea Plank Face Mask, IatmulPapua New Guinea, Mid 20th Century. Made of wood, straw, shell and feather by the Latmul people, Middle Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Used as a dance costume or on the wall of a ceremonial houSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden ancestor figure with very thin shell inlays for eyes that give them a startling, glowing appearanSee Sold Price
Sold2018Adorable 20th C. Papua New Guinea Textile Votive PigOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A charming pig, its skin composed of woven and braided thin rope stretched over a bark frame. Cowrie shells form the eyes and tiny flaps of woven faSee Sold Price
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
Sold2018Pair of 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wood CrocodilesOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodiesSee 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
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Cane w/ Snake**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden walking stick or ceremonial staff depicted with an integral serpent winding its way aroundSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Coconut & Hair MaskOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Valley, ca. mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell, with incised motifs forming a dramatic and ornate face with what appears to be aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood & Coconut Ladle**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A coconut half-shell ladle or dipper with a hand-carved wooden handle. The handle is attaSee 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
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet MaskPapua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet Mask (Mid-20th Century)carved wood, natural pigments, cowrie shells depicting spirit figure with polychrome geometric pattern carved and painted on the face.See Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea Pig HeaddressType: Heddress, helmet Materials: Natural fibers, feathers, cowrie shells Markings & Inscriptions: Unmarked Date: Mid 20th century Maker: Papuan Description: A woven ceremonial figural pig headdressSee Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea MaskType: Mask Materials: Wood, grass, cowrie shells Markings & Inscriptions: Unmarked Date: Mid 20th century Maker: Papuan Description: A carved and painted ceremonial mask ca. 1960, adorned with grassSee Sold Price
Sold2023LARGE UPPER SEPIK, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA PLANK MASK, MID-20TH C.Carved Wood Wall Hanger, painted with ocher and lime and having cowrie shells as eyes, a bird in flight superimposed on the forehead, circa 1960s, Roughly 31" x 15" x 5 1/2". Worn, weathered.See Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime SpatulaOceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coral remains and prepare itSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $275** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coralSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. PNG Sepit River Mask Anthropomorphic Visage**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell and covered with a tightly woven fiber aSee Sold Price
Sold2016PNG Sepik River Basket HookPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden hook, carved to show a human face at the top with small creamy white cowry shell inset eyes, a large, pointed noseSee 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
Sold2022Spirit Mask, Papua New GuineaSpirit Mask. Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a carved hardwood mask decorated with incised spiritual motifs, shells & natural pigment, measuring 16” high x 6.5” wide.See Sold Price
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