Rare Papua New Guinea Wood / Seed Stork (Dema Rituals)

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered bird headdress costume used during dema ri

Rare Antique (over 100 years old ) Native PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood Board Sculpture Figure. Large piece. Height :37 in. Width: 10 in . No Reserve!

This is a rare and superb Kwoma War Chief’s Pig Skin shield, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood and rattan frame with stretched wild boars hide, signs of use and wear. Field

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fascinating pair of wooden hands covered with red abrus seeds and white job's tears. The seeds are affixed t

Painted object from Papua, New Guinea. Dimensions: 13.5" H ; 

Antique hand carved wood panel of an Ancestral Papua New Guinea figure. 37" in height , 10.5" in width, 1.5" in depth, made of light tropical wood.

Rare Oceanic Ceremonial Wood Dolphin, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made Me

Old Yena Head for Yam ceremonie - Sepik / Kwoma Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 76 cm This old figure made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in honor of the c

Old Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 50 cm This beautiful engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in h

A Sepik River Ritual Object. Ebonized wood, Sepik region Papua New Guinea 22" x 4.5"

Kwoma Nogwi figure made of wood Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 41 cm Great Kwoma Nogwi figure made of wood. The nogwi ritual, associated with the yam harvest ceremony, is the most secret of the Kwoma ritu

This remarkable wood carved sculpture originates from the tribal rituals of Papua New Guinea, specifically from the Middle Sepik River region, renowned for its rich cultural heritage. Standing an impr

Papua New Guinea. 1970/1980 circa. Angora dance mask used as integral parts of the rituals and ceremonies of Papua New Guinea. Rare. 823 gr. - 50x17,5x7 cm

Rare and important mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 63 cm Old rare Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a lot of detail. Collected around 1960. Acquired from an

Old Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure - East Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950's Wood 67 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in honor of th

Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 46 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in hon

Old and important dance mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 42, 5 cm Old rare and important Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a great shaped sepik nose. Collecte

Old Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 50 cm This old engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in

Asmat Shield, Papua New Guinea, early/mid 20th c. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber string and seeds. Flying fox motif. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Bever

Large fertility figure - Kwoma - Washkuk Mountains, Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood, pigments 74 cm An old female Kwoma fertility figure made of wood and pigments. The nogwi ritual, associated

A very rare old Washkuk, Yena Carving, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a heavy dense wood and painted with mineral pigments. A supernaturally powerful food, yams cann

Old Yena head for Yam harvest - Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Very hard Wood 34 cm This old figure made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in

Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, first quarter of the 20th century CE. Rare and quite exceptional carved wooden mask from the lower Sepik River. Long carved wooden panel with large raised forehea

Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual ex