PAPUA NEW GUINEAN CARVED & PAINTED FIGURE

Condition: nose broken off, missing right cheek decoration, loss throughout; wear throughout commensurate with age 67 inches high

Condition: with paint loss, cracking, and wear throughout 78 1/2 inches high

Tall Oceanic, probably Papua New Guinean, carved and painted wood shield; of oblong form, with face design below geometric patterned bands; H: 58 1/2"

Massive Papua New Guinean carved and polychromed wood figure; of a male ancestor, standing atop a conical base; H: 6' (approx.); wood base

Papua New Guinean ancestor figure, carved wood, 25 5/8" h x 4" w. Provenance: from a Virginia estate.

Two Sepik, Papua New Guinea carved and painted wood figures (stand not included); H: 30" (taller, approx.)

Group of six Sepik, Papua New Guinea painted and carved wood figures; each of various forms and sizes (stands not included); H: 31" (tallest, approx.)

Group of six Sepik, Papua New Guinea painted and carved wood figures; each of various forms and sizes (stands not included); H: 31" (tallest, approx.)

Sepik River, Papua New Guinea carved standing female figure having a painted face with shell eyes and flanked by earrings, depicted with natural physical features, 34"h

This Papua New Guinea wood carved figure is featured with his hands on hip and bent legs and painted with black, red and lime pigments throughout the body. L:26 1/2in(67.3cm)

Large Papua New Guinean wood ceremonial mask; elaborately carved and polychromed, with the central hook-nosed visage surmounted by a small infantile figure; H: 36" (approx.)

The ornamental totemic wood carving with pigments is attributed to the Upper Sepik River People of Papua New guinea incorporates traditional Wapi bird motifs with a female figure, possibly Maselai. Pr

A large Papua New Guinea food hook from Kandangai Village, Sepik River, East Sepik Province. Carved wooden figure with dark painted finish, featuring a standing male with inset spiral carved shell eye

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a chara

Papua New Guinea Oceanic tribal snake figure / headdress with grass headpieces, carved and painted with mask-like face and banded decoration. 90.25" L x 8" W x 8.5" D.

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

Papua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet Mask (Mid-20th Century)carved wood, natural pigments, cowrie shells depicting spirit figure with polychrome geometric pattern carved and painted on the face.

Carved and painted wood. Dimensions: H 21" x W 5.5" x D 1.75" Condition: Faux antiqued rubbing throughout.

Papua New Guinea Carved Figure and Drum Figure depicting a female form including braided hair, squatting in a frog-like position resting on two snakes, having intricately carved and painted details th

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

A Sepik River Tribe Carved and Painted Wood Skull/Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Depicting standing figures with inset eyes surrounded by crocodiles and birds. H: 37 1/4 W: 9 1/4 D:

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wood "food hook", that is guaranteed not a tourist piece! A (female?) figure, painted red with cream and blac

A Papua New Guinea gable figure from the Iatmul people in Kanganaman Village, Mid Sepik River Region. Carved wooden female figure with dark painted finish, featuring a fish form engulfing the head and

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FIGURAL ANCESTRAL TOTEM POLE FRAGMENT, ASMAT PEOPLES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, THIRD QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, with reticulated abstract embracing figures painted in