Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War Shield

Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat style war shield (20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front having carved figures at

Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat war shield (mid-20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front depicting three raised abs

Papua New Guinea Yuat Sepik River Biwat Shield. 54 inches H.

Papua New Guinea Sepik River Biwat Shield. 62 Inches H X 12 W.

Papua New Guinea Sepik River Faces War Shield. 67 Inches H.

wood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),

a Yuat River ceremonial shield, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.Of elaborate form, the shield with three registers of stylized faces in red/pink against a white ground, the field with swirling m

A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shield. With a figural head 39.5" x 11"

A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shield. With handle intact on reverse 49.5" x 20" x 3"

A Papua New Guinea Shield, Sepik River, with classical designs; secured to sturdy steel base, height: 63". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Asmat Storyboard War Ceremonial Shield (20th Century), carved wood and natural pigment a solid piece of wood with carved relief of nose pieces and a simple human face carv

Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Asmat Storyboard War Ceremonial Shield, carved wood and natural pigment a solid piece of wood with carved relief of abstract animal and human motifs with central crocodile

A carved and painted wooden shield. Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. 46 1/2"h. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.

** 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.

2 Papua New Guinea Artifacts. A Maprik ancestry figure and a Sepik River shield. Prov: Richard and Jean Kellaway; Danforth Museum, Framingham, Mass. Largest Size: 31" x 16" x 4" (79 x 41 x 10 cm).

A New Guinea Shield Fragment. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. 13 1/2" x 42 1/2". Shipping: Shipping for our Collector's Series Ethnographic Auction will be handled by our trusted Shipping Partner UPS S

A Biwat Mask Yuat River, Papua New Guinea, c. 1900 Carved wood with black, red-orange, and white natural pigments, a woven basketry flange with loops around perime

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

African Wooden Shield With Cassowary Feathers. Tag Reads: Kwiduruqa Shield, Sepik River PNG, The Fierce Eyes, Rough Lips, Protruding Tongue, Stress The Shield's Power. Cassowary Feathers Accent ... An

African Wooden Shield With Cassowary Feathers. Tag Reads: Kwiduruqa Shield, Sepik River PNG, The Fierce Eyes, Rough Lips, Protruding Tongue, Stress The Shield's Power. Cassowary Feathers Accent ... An

Papua Wooden Shield With Cassowary Feathers. Tag Reads: Kwiduruqa Shield, Sepik River PNG, The Fierce Eyes, Rough Lips, Protruding Tongue, Stress The Shield's Power. Cassowary Feathers Accent ... And

Large Upper Sepik River mask or shield, 20th c., Papua New Guinea, carved wood, woven reed, and adorned with feathers, 45"h x 14"w Provenance: The Estate of Arnold Scaasi, NY

Crocodile-Shaped Prow, carved wood, conus shell, traces of pigment, Iatmul people, Papua New Guinea, Mindimbit village, Middle Sepik River. The prows of the large latmul war canoes were fashioned as h

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Ramu River region, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hefty shield hand-carved from a large wood plank with rounded corners an