NEW GUINEAN MASK-FORM SHIELD

Provenance: The Estate of Barbara Beretich, Artist & Collector of Art, Claremont, CA; Condition: inventory number affixed verso; with scratches and overall paint loss throughout; 13 inches wide; 4 1/2

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

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome wood pieces, including: mask of anthropomorphic form; shield with repeating geometric patterning; together with plank showing faces on either end, with protr

Tall Oceanic, probably Papua New Guinean, carved and painted wood shield; of oblong form, with face design below geometric patterned bands; H: 58 1/2"

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A magnificent, carved wooden shield in the form of a mask with an elongated nose that extends down to the form a handle and terminates in a sleek sea bi

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.)

Early to mid 20th C., possibly Port Moresby 28-1/2"h x 11-7/8"w

Cast Iron Lion Mask Shield. Measured: H 19" x W 17" x D 9"

Sepik River New Guinea Polychrome Mask Shield, carved double stacked mask shield in remnant red, white and yellow polychrome paint patterned decoration, 57"H, baring a tag reading "Extremely rare Sepi

Subject matter to one depicts a skinny and tall warrior man holding a long weapon in one one, the other hand resting on a mask shield form. The other depicts a man wearing a mask with headgear, holdin

A cast iron lion head trophy plaque in a shield form. Measured: H 21" x W 16" x D 7.5"

34 1/2" high, 20" wide. Provenance: Estate of Lucy Jarvis, NYC.

Dimensions: (Largest) H 18.5" x W 7" x D 6" Condition: Showing normal wear consistent with age and use, including some splits, nicks, and chips to wood; fading, rubs, and losses to paint.

A Telefolmin shield, Oksapmin language group, Star Mountains, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield shallowly carved with linear and spiral designs punctuated with red and w

A Waghi Valley war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield made from a single piece of wood, the surface with two large “X” patterns and painted with oran

a Yuat River ceremonial shield, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.Of elaborate form, the shield with three registers of stylized faces in red/pink against a white ground, the field with swirling m

An indigenous ceremonial carved wood tribal mask, produced in Papua New Guinea. Museum Inventory No. t.7.2000.003. Provenance: Collection of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to b

Papau New Guinea mwal mask, of oval form with polycrome decorations, imbedded cowrie shells, feathers, horn accents and framed by raffia fringe, 52"h x 19"w

Papau New Guinea mwal mask, of oval form with polycrome decorations, imbedded cowrie shells, feathers, horn accents, 52"h x 19"w x 40"d

Papau New Guinea Sepik River Ancestor Mask & Shield, 15 3/4" & 23 3/4".

A Kalam (Simbai) Fighting shield, Kalam people, Simbai River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the shield with rows of raised knob-like designs in geometric patterns against a bla

A Kalam (Simbai) Fighting shield - Kalam people, Simbai River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the shield with rows of raised knob-like designs in geometric patterns against a bl

A Kalam (Simbai) Fighting shield - Kalam people, Simbai River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the shield with rows of raised knob-like designs in geometric patterns against a bl

A Fine upper/Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of unusual form, the small shield narrow with triangular area with incised design against white and the entire ground painted r