Papua New Guinea, wedding currency, ex-Wright

Papua New Guinea, wedding currency, ex-Wright, Maprik region, (2) pieces incl. woven plant fiber, red, black and white pigment, feather decoration, on custom stand, and shell with partially polished e

A Carved wooden Yena Figure with mineral pigment painted face and overall stylized form. Washkuk people, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea - Field collected by John C. Edler, C 1986. The Yena sculpture

A Carved wooden Yena Figure with mineral pigment painted face and overall stylized form. Washkuk people, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea - Field collected by John C. Edler, C 1986. The Yena sculpture

(3) Old Papua New Guinea currency accessories, 20th c., likely Sepik River, incl. a man's necklace and (2) headbands/headdresses, woven materials decorated with shells, 15"h x 15"w (largest), 3.5"h x

Papua New Guinea shell currency pendant, ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true ant

Lot Of 2 Yombe Figures "MATERNITY PHEMBA" AGE UNKNOWN and appears to be a resin type material, 20TH C. PAPUA NEW GUINEA BOWL, Ex. Jack Elder Collection. Measures 9 3/4" x 4". 2 Figures Measure 7 1/4"

Group of (17) Papua New Guinea shell currency discs. (Various sizes, 1 1/4" to 4 1/4").

3 Papua New Guinea Shields. Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York. Size: 1) 15'' x 7'' x 3'' (38 x 18 x 8 cm); 2) 22'' x 11'' x 2'' (56 x 28 x 5 cm); 3) 31'' x 11'' x 2'' (79

Papua New Guinea Abelam People (East Sepik Province) shell ring (yua) fashioned from the marble-like shell of the giant clam, one edge with incisions (kokomo) raised on stand. Overall: 9" H; ring: 6.5

South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Kambanimbit Village, Sepik River, ca. 3rd quarter of the 20th century CE. Very attractive and unusual fiber and bark abstract figure - probably representing a figure i

Papua New Guinea Abelam People (East Sepik Province) shell ring (yua) fashioned from the marble-like shell of the giant clam, one edge with incisions (kokomo) painted with clay, raised on stand. Overa

Measuring approximately 8" X 8", this piece was collected and cataloged by an American expat living and working in New Guinea in the mid-1970s. Decorated conch shells are still in use as "bride price"

Papua New Guinea Short Strand of Shell Currency. Shells, fibers. It measures 8 1/4 inches long. Shells are around 1/2 inch. Weight: 10 Grams. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confi

3 Sepik Yipwon Figures, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. On stands. Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York. Size: Ranging from 14'' x 3'' x 3.25'' (36 x 8 x 8 cm) to 20.5'' x 1'

Plexi Case with assorted Papua New Guinea shell artifacts and jewelry. Ex George Zafero Collection. Ranging in size from: 1.5'' x .75'' (4 x 2 cm) to 21'' x 1'' (53 x 3 cm). Please Note: There Are No

Five Abelam Yua currency rings from Papua new guinea. Includes 4.5"Dx .75" partially fossilized ring, Trochus shell decorated armband 3.75"D, worn 4.25"Dx .25" ring, and two 3"D rings pectoral ornamen

Standing Oceanic Figure Papua New Guinea. Size 10 1/4 inches high. Ex. Alan R. Sawyer Collection.

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. The boards are often made from the remains of an enemy's canoe. Gope boards have a

Asmat Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 51.75'' x 5'' x 5'' (131 x 13 x 13 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.

Abelam Mask, Papua New Guinea. Polychrome carved wooden head with two fertility birds on top. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 29'' x 9'' x 5'' (74 x 23

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An enormous example of a stick meant for digging large yams from the ground known as a gisa. The gisa

Tami Island, Papua New Guinea, mask, having a polychrome pigment-decorated strong face with stylized eyes, above an elongated nose with ring, 15"h Provenance: ex. German Colonial collection, ex. New Y

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Boiken area, ca. mid 20th century CE. A woven mask-like item called a talipun, unique to the coastal Boiken region of northern Papua New Guinea. This item was made to be use

6 Papua New Guinea Abelam Bark Paintings. Oceania. Largest Size: 47" x 22" (119 x 59 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on a