Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik Carved Ceremonial Mask

An early Papua New Guinea ceremonial carved wood ceremonial Middle Sepik River mask with an oval face having a square shaped backing with ridged edge and shells in place of eyes.

An early Papua New Guinea ceremonial carved wood Middle Sepik River mask having a long, narrow face colored with red and white pigment.

A Papua New Guinea Abelam Middle Sepik River carved yam mask, carved wood and natural pigment paint, depicting a male face with headdress and collar painted in red, yellow, black, and white natural pi

Carved tribal mask from Papua New Guinea middle Sepik. [25" H x 5 1/2" W x 4" D]. Losses to paint.

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

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden face mask, perhaps intended for the dead given the lack of

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. 1950 CE. Masks of this type were created to honor deceased ancestors and were thought to contain their sprits. Nicely carved and beautifully painted with trad

Two Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik, Angriman (Ambunti) ceremonial tribal sculptures. Includes (1) 70" Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik, Angriman (Ambunti) ceremonial sculpture made of wood, feathers and w

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with carved bird adornment and polychrome decoration. Artist information on verso. A Tumbuan mas

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with carved bird adornment and polychrome decoration. Artist information on verso. A Tumbuan mas

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 2nd half 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 31 cm Additional Info: Carved wooden spirit mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. This mas

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden "food hook" in the form of an abstract mask-like visage with bold features, with a petite stylized figure, who intrigu

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A highly-detailed set of two carved wooden trophy heads, each with fine facial details and painted mask-like face in hu

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 Papua New Guinea ceremonial mask from the Iatmul people in Kandangai Village, Sepik River, Mid Sepik Province. Carved wooden mask with Black painted finish, featuring large protruding eyes with inse

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

Ceremonial Ancestor wall mask - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 41 cm Ancestor wall mask from Torembi village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood and painted by the artist, this mask has the distinct

Ceremonial Ancestor wall mask - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970's Wood 41 cm Ancestor wall mask from Torembi village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood and painted by the artist, this mask has the distin

Ceremonial Ancestor Wall Mask - Sepik Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 38,5 cm Ancestor wall mask from Avtip village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood and painted by the artist, this mask has the distinctiv

Ceremonial Ancestor Wall Mask - Sepik Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 32 cm Ancestor wall mask from Torembi village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood and painted by the artist, this mask has the distinctiv

Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th Century. Made of wood, straw, shell and feather by the Latmul people, Middle Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Used as a dance costume or on the wall of a ceremonial hou

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

A life sized carved wood primitive tribal ceremonial orator chair sculpture, produced by tribal artisans of the Sepik River peoples of Papua New Guinea. A figural work featuring a savi mask with overs

20th c. Carved wood, shells 31" x 8" x 4" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York There are mask-making villages all along the Sepik, but the Middle River is the most densely populated with over