New Guinean Ancestral Spirit Mask

Papua New Guinea Ancestral Spirit House Face Mask. Hand carved wood with cowrie shell eyes. Painted black. Able to hang on wall., 10 x 3.5 in. Vintage , possibly c. 1970s Papua New Guinea spirit house

wood, pigment, H: 15,5 cm, H: 6,1 inch Provenance: German Private Collection Lit.: Peltier, Philippe et.al., Tanz der Ahnen, Zürich 2015, p. 252 Continent: Oceania

Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly concave, on 4 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 9

Large Savi mask - IATMUL - Middle Sepik - Papua New Guinea - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 46,5 cm The Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea shows the evil powers of ancestral and natural spirits whe

The zoomorphic form African helmet mask carved from wood and retaining Native applied sacrificial patina attributed to the the Bamana people of Mali is paired with a carved and painted wood mask attri

wood, animal skin, plant fibres,Single-skin cylinder drum with wedge ring tension. The corpus carved in low relief with two faces that are reminiscent of the ancestral spirit masks from the Ogoou&#233

A Rare Old Tchokwe mask known as "Makishi" which represents " chisaluke " an ancestral male spirit which is danced during the " mukanda ", which is the male initiation ceremony. Made from resin, clay

Large Papua New Guinean wood ceremonial mask; elaborately carved and polychromed, with the central hook-nosed visage surmounted by a small infantile figure; H: 36" (approx.)

Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Spirit Gope Board, carved geometric details, colored with pigments. 14lbs Approx. Measurements: 74 inches x 15 inches.Domestic Shipping: $

Carved wood, grass, painted pigments and cowrie shells. Dimensions: H 43" x W 17.5" Condition: Some loss of shells, cracks to wood

(Older) Monumental Papua New Guinea Gope Ancestral Spirit Board, carved geometric details, colored with pigments. Marked 'Tovei Vil (village).' on reverse. Early 20th century. 30lbs Approx. Measuremen

Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Spirit Gope Board, Wapo Creek, carved wood, natural pigments. 7.25lbs Approx. Measurements: 64.75 inches x 10.5 inches.Domestic Shipping: $

Carved wood, painted pigment and cowrie shells. Dimensions: H 50" x W 11.75" x D 6" Condition: some missing wood on the bottom.

Dream spirit mask, Middle Sepic River, Papua New Guinea, of elongated oval form with a carved and incised crocodile above a stylized face with a long nose, 26.5"h x 8"w.

Mwai Palembai spirit mask from Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a facial form with elongated features, cowrie shell inlay, woven grass and applied faux hair. This type of mask is the second most i

Papua New Guinea tribal spirit mask. [26" H x 14" W x 7" D]. Overall good condition.

Vintage Imbrando carved wood and monochromatic white-painted spirit mask, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th C. 18 1/2" = h. CONDITION: No issues identified.

A tall carved wooden effigy of an ancestral spirit with another mask face coming from the abdomen, and the entire sculpture covered in round designs. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measure

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 spir

Large 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 &

Papua New Guinea early hand-carved stylized ancestral cult hook spirit wood carving, Sepik River Provence. Wood carving mounted on a custom iron base. Natural pigment decoration throughout. Dimension:

Iatmul 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.

Spirit 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.

Vintage Imbrando peoples spirit mask. Features an exaggerated facial form with polychrome detail. Measures 17" x 7". Good overall condition with minor wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery continental