Sold2023Five Carved Wood Ancestor Figurescomprising an Indonesian figure with hands crossed over knees (5 3/4 in. high), an Indonesian figure (8 in. high), a New Guinea ancestral figure with a snake (11 3/4 in. high), a New Guinea balsa woodSee Sold Price
Sold2023NEW GUINEA CARVED ANCESTRAL FIGURE WAMBANGI SEPIK RIVER, Mid-to-early 20th Century. - Length: 105NEW GUINEA CARVED ANCESTRAL FIGURE WAMBANGI SEPIK RIVER, Mid-to-early 20th Century. large wooden carved statue with carvings on both sides. - Length: 105 inches.See Sold Price
Sold2021Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Figure By JosephPapua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Figure By Joseph Timbin, 27" high.See Sold Price
Sold2019Sepik Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestral FigureVintage carved wood ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and bird form at the top. These would have been placed in speciSee Sold Price
Sold2018Polychromed Papau New Guinea Ancestor FigureOceanic, Papua New Guinea, 20th century. A carved wood and polychrome ancestor figure and sea bird on staff. Unmarked. Approx. h. 39.875". Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Dick and Betty HoSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestral Bird FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A tall standing zoomorphic figure, hand-carved from hardwood, with a characteristically abstract presentation. This anthropSee Sold Price
Sold2019Sepik Papua New Guinea 48" Wood Ancestral FigureVintage carved wood tribal ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and cassowary bird features at the top. Further embellisSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Ancestral Figure**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A highly abstract, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. Colored dark brown with a mineral-based pigment. Size: 18.5" H (47 cm);See Sold Price
Sold2023Tribal Themed LotTribal Themed Lot, to include a Papua New Guinea carved wood ancestral figure, height 45 1/2 inches, an African head rest with carved figure, along with terracotta sculptures, metal pipe with elephantSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Sepik Mindimbit Male Ancestral FigureA Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik River Mindimbit ancestral male figure sculpture carved wood, natural fiber, red ochres pigment, and cowrie shells depicting a male ancestral figure on a small round pliSee Sold Price
Sold2019Papua New Guinea Sepik 45" Wooden Ancestral FigureVintage carved wood ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and bird form at the top. Measures 45" x 6" x 6". These would hSee Sold Price
Sold2018ABELAM MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE; MIDDLE SEPIK RIVERMaprik hills fertility fire OCeania/Malanese; Maprik hills district. Northeast New Guinea. This Abelam ancestral wood figure is featured with carved bird figures on both top and bottom and a man-likeSee Sold Price
Sold2017Carved ancestral figure, Papua New Guinea, 54"hCarved ancestral figure or "kumbianmu", Tigowi tribe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, regarded as a dwelling place for ancestral spirits, rendering aid and good fortune to living family members, compriSee Sold Price
Sold2019A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROWA PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at centerSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Papau New Guinea Sculptures2 Papau New Guinea Sculptures. A Ramu River "Hook" figure with repeated Hornbill bird beaks and anthropomorphic form; and a carved Abelam peoples panel, ancestor faces and bird forms. Ranging in sizeSee Sold Price
Sold2022Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wood FigurePapua New Guinea Polychrome Wood Figure Sculpture Spirit Ancestral Figure. Measure 57" X 14.5" Tall. This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every senseSee Sold Price
Sold20152 Oceanic Artifacts2 Oceanic Artifacts. Papua New Guinea. Consisting of a drum and ancestral figure. Largest Size: 49.5" x 5.75" x 5.5" (126 x 15 x 14 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2017New Guinea ancestral funeral and burial boat withNew Guinea ancestral funeral and burial boat with figures and animals, 50"l x 4"w, Provenance: purchased 2003 from Zena Kruzick, San Francisco, Ethnic Arts ShowSee Sold Price
Sold2016Three Tribal Ancestral FiguresThree female, tribal ancestral figures from Papua New Guinea. Some losses.See Sold Price
Sold2015Three New Guinea Primiitve Ancestral SculpturesThree Primitive tribal Ancestral Sculptures, Ancestral Figures. from Papa New Guinea. Yuat RIver Region. Figures are kept in houses to ward off evil spirits and give returning ancestral spirits a placSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Antique Papua New Guinea Ancestral CarvingAntique hand carved wood panel of an Ancestral Papua New Guinea figure. 37" in height , 10.5" in width, 1.5" in depth, made of light tropical wood.See Sold Price
Sold2022Carved Ancestral FigurePolychrome carved wood ancestral figure; Sepik River Region, New Guinea; Measures approximately H 43 1/4 x W 7 x D 4 1/2 inches; Wear on the paint; Headdress is missing a piece. See photos ***In-houseSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare PNG Polychrome Wood Ancestral FigurePapua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual exSee Sold Price
Sold2020NEW GUINEA TRIBAL CANOE PROWMiddle Sepik River Area, Latmul people, 19th c. Canoe Prow of a Crocodile head with ancestral figure, mask and small full-body crocodile, all with scarring marks, crudely cut from a canoe, roughly 37"See Sold Price
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyCarved Wood Polychrome Female Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea Sepik AbelamUS$250
May 19Leonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyPapua New Guinea and Oceanic AssortmentUS$150
May 22PiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500