Papua New Guinea Angoram Lower Sepik Mwai Mask

Papua New Guinea Angoram Lower Sepik Mwai Mask, carved wood, tree resin, cassowary feathers, cowrie and nassa shells, depicting elongated male form face with nose extending down past the mouth with a

Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Dance Mask. Polychrome decorated dance mask from Angoram in the lower Sepik. Originally purchased from Ulrich Kortmann. 18" long. Hewn interior, overall good condit

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

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an extraordinary wooden mask with a lengthy nose that resembles a mosquito! The mask is com

A Lower Sepik mask, Possibly Keram River. East Sepik or Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the mask with concave face with bulging eyes, wide nose with flaring nostrils, and small mout

**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 a

Two Lower Sepik masks, Possibly Keram or Ramu; Madang province (?), Papua new Guinea.The masks of classical flat-style, the first with a somewhat well-worked out face with long nose and smiling mouth,

IATMUL (MWAI) MASKPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, Iatmul People, first half 20th century. Polychrome decorated carved wood mask having oblong face with elongated zoomorphic nose below a f

A Superb and rare pair of Lower Sepik masks, Lower Sepik River; Papua New GuineaThe masks of avian form, each with a crest rising from above the beaked noses, pigmented elaborately with yellow, red, b

Three masks from Papua New Guinea: One middle Sepik painted dance mask with palm border, one lower Sepik wooden mask, and one Ramu mask with faded pigments. 21.7", 29", and 17.4"

Angoram peoples woven basket mask. Features a facial form crafted from woven natural materials. Embellished with polychrome decoration, grass fringe and cowrie shell border. Measures 14" x 14". Good o

Large Ancestor Wall Mask Sepik Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood, pigments 63,5 x 28 cm An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik Dance Mask. Carved from wood, this mask has the distinctive features of th

Title: Rare long fertility Nose Mask - LOWER SEPIK - Origin: Angoram village, Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Wood, fibers Size: 60 cm This Long Nose Mask is fabulous and comes from the Lower S

Papua New Guinea, probably lower Sepik River region, ca. 1940s. A beautifully carved wooden mask of an elongated ovoid form with incised eyes, 'skin' meticulously incised with stylized geometric and l

Papua New Guinea wood Mask, Mbando Village, Lower Sepik River, early 20th C., with typical curvilinear designs, with animal totem atop. cf: Original gallery label from Australia attached. Dimensions:

Mwai nose Mask - Iatmul - Middle Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 36 cm Carved wooden spirit (Mwai) mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. Nice bow-shaped extension

A elongated and exaggerated carved wood and painted "Mwai Mask" Iatmul peoples, Middle Sepik River, Papua new Guinea, South Pacific.Mai (or mwai) masks, were used by teachers in the young men's initia

Old Tumbuan mask - TAMBANUM - Papua New Guinea 2nd half 20th century Wood 31 cm An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik with nice pigments. This mask has the distinctive features of the region. W

Rare New Guinea Mai (Mwai) Mask from the Sepik region. Features an elongated form of a face with cowrie shell inlay and natural human hair. This type of mask is the second most important mask on the S

Lower Sepik River Papua New Guinea Amulet Mask. Hand-crafted leaf-shaped mask with silver painted eyes, a handle-shaped nose, a small opening for the mouth, with a carved bird in flight at the top, an

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, Murik Lakes region, first quarter of the 20th century CE. Rare and quite exceptional carved wooden mask from the lower Sepik River. Long carved wooden panel with large raised forehea

Lower Sepik River House Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Hand Painted Mask. Purchased by the collector in the1970's. 10 inches x 30 inches x 12 inches

Two Lower Sepik canoe prows. Lower Sepik River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the prows with well-carved ancestor head in mask-like style terminating in a reptilian head possibl