New Guinean Mask

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

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.)

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.

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

Condition: with paint loss, cracking, and wear throughout 78 1/2 inches high

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

Kopfschmuck Papua Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Kasuar-Federn, Pflanzenfaser . H 9 - 26 cm. Provenienz: - A. Brönimann, Basel. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. CHF 50 / 100 EUR 45

wood and mixed media 70 inches high

Condition: nose broken off, missing right cheek decoration, loss throughout; wear throughout commensurate with age 67 inches high

Papua New Guinean ancestor figure, carved wood, 25 5/8" h x 4" w. Provenance: from a Virginia estate.

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Western Papua New Guinea, Lake Setani area, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful pre-contact adze blade, hand-carved from a mottled gray stone with both light and da

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a wood and stone chopping adze, a tool primarily used for shaping and carving wood. The adz

7 Kalk-Spatel Papua-Neuguinea, Trobriand Insel, Milne Bay Province Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Horn. H 17,5 - 34 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 200 / 400

3 Axtschneiden Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Stein. L 7,5 - 28 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 100 / 200

7 Kalk-Spatel Papua-Neuguinea, Trobriand Insel Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 14,5 - 24,5 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 200 / 400

1 Querbeil und eine Steinbeilklinge Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Stein. H 22,5 - 51 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Gérald

Eine Handkeule und ein Stössel Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 34,5 - 44 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 100 / 200

Lot 147 4 African and Papua New Guinean Wood Carvings lot includes: Bamana (Bambara) antelope headdress, Mali Sepik River 'man and bird' headdress, Papua New Guinea 2 animal figures height with stand

2 Colliers Papua Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Muschel, Samen. L 50 - 93 cm. Provenienz: - A. Brönimann, Basel. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. CHF 20 / 40 EUR 18 / 36

Lithograph. Signed and numbered (70/75) in pencil. 29 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (sight). Framed 36 x 28 inches (overall). Framed.

Three (3) Bank of Papua New Guinea Two Kina Banknotes These notes are from the first batch of only 500 sheets of 35 uncut banknotes ever released by the Bank of Papua New Guinea Serial # AKG 003826, A

Massive Papua New Guinean carved and polychromed wood figure; of a male ancestor, standing atop a conical base; H: 6' (approx.); wood base

A group of four Melanesian wooden spears. 20th century. ++ A wooden Melanesian spear. 1/2" x 67" x 3/4". ++ Three Papua New Guinean wooden spears. Largest: 7/8" x 71" x 1". Smallest: 3/4" x 56 3/8" x

DESCRIPTION: Antique Papua New Guinean carved wood Sepik spirit board. Verso features faint writing (possibly an inventory note) and metal bail for hanging. CIRCA: Early 20th Century ORIGIN: Papua New