Papua New Guinea Sepik River Hornbill Human Figure

Papua New Guinea Sepik River Hornbill Human Figure depicting a standing figure with hornbill head and human female body with arms at side and exposed breasts and grass skirt standing on a carved mask

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, mid-20th century CE. A delightful and totemic carving of a large-beaked bird - probably a hornbill - standing on a mask-like human face atop a rounded pede

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Yamok village, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted with natural pigme

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. 1920 CE. A large, dark wood war club with a human figure forming its handle. The figure's face is long, with wide eyes and a pronounced nose; he wears

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, possibly Yamok village, hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted, mid 20th c. The people of Sepik River have trad

Papua New Guinea Sepik River shrine figure (20th Century) carved figure and natural pigment.

Papua New Guinea Sepik River shrine figure (20th Century) carved figure and natural pigment.

Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik River Female Figure Avian transforma figure with fiber ears, arms conjoining with legs; black base Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, ass

Papua New Guinea Sepik River "Mosquito Man" Figure carved wood and natural pigment depicting man with large proboscis like that of a mosquito, painted with red and white natural pigments.

with shell eyes, set on metal stand, height 26cm and 33cm (including stand)

A Papua New Guinea Yamok Sepik River eagle bird figure sculpture having carved wood and black ash, red and yellow ochres and kaolin pigments possibly depicting a Papuan Eagle.

A 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 pli

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1960. Large ancestor figure. Large, shield shaped, bird-like face.

To include: a carved figure with a parrot-like beak, the body with ridged sections like a grub, likely Papua New Guinea, Sepik River origin; an abstract anthropomorphic figure with cloven coiffure or

A Middle Sepik River Figure, possibly Iatmul Janus Figure. Wood, pigment. Papua New Guinea. 21 1/4" x 4 1/2". Condition: Cracks, pigment loss, and gouges. Provenance: From a Virginia Private Collectio

A group of 2 South Pacific objects. ++ Ancestor figure, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River.20th century. ++ Gope Board, Papua New Guinea, Papua Gulf. 20th century. Provenance: From a Private Mid-Western Co

Unusually complex and pristine Karaut (Kara'ut) ornament from the Abelam people of New Guinea. While the abstracted figure with elongated head and dangling legs are the basis of the form, the meticulo

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.

A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Pukpuk crocodile boat prow carved wood depicting a stylized crocodile head on the front and a carved ancestral figure on the inside that was once part of the front of a

A Papua New Guinea Sepik River carved figural totem carved from a single piece of wood depicting many male figures standing one on top of the other interlocking.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A sleek wooden drum carved from a single piece of hardwood, with repeating zoomorphic figures and geometric motifs down the side

Seven wood carved sculptures from Papua New Guinea. Includes two Murik Lakes figures, three Ramu figures, two Sepik river figures. Some wear of patina, chips, and splits present throughout. 7.5"-13"

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A sleek wooden drum carved from a single piece of hardwood, with repeating zoomorphic figures and

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating, hand-carved, transformative wooden totemic figure, depicting a pregnant woman in sexual congress with a crocodi