Sacred (wusear) Flute - Lower Sepik (Biwat)

Title: Sacred (Wusear) flute - Lower Sepik (Biwat) - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Wood and bamboo. Size: 85,5 cm Well carved flute, used during initiation ceremonies for boys in the

SEPIK AFRICAN SACRED FLUTE. 40" L.

Sacred house Storyboard - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 40 x 15 cm Storyboards are a tradition of the Kambot area in the lower Sepik. A storyboard literally tells a story include village life, ad

Rare miniature facial - mask depiction, hand-carved from a Galip nut. Hollowed back. Amulets like this example were attached to bags, belts and sacred flutes. Wear from long tribal use. Early to Mid 2

A Superb and rare pair of Lower Sepik masks, Lower Sepik River; Papua New GuineaThe masks of avian form, each with a crest rising from above the beaked noses, pigmented elaborately with yellow, red, b

wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spir

a Fine Lower Sepik figure. Lower Sepik/Ramu. Madang province, Papua New Guinea.The figure of characteristic form with pointed coif and concave face, the body elongated with thin arms carved akimbo, ha

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

Exceptional Old Lower Sepik House Post. A tall carved wooden support post with ornate design and stylized ancestors. Provenance: Ulrich Kortmann, Germany. Size: 79'' x 9'' x 10'' (201 x 23 x 25 cm) He

Impressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNG. Ancestor figure handle over flaring wide pounder. On stand. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson Oceanic Art; ex Michael Grebainer Collection, Brisbane, CA.

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

Two Lower Sepik canoe prows. Lower Sepik River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the prows with well-carved ancestor head in mask-like style terminating in a reptilian head possibl

Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Kambot Village Storyboard by Kipa Gaindimi, 13 3/4" x 40 3/4" x 1 3/8"

A Lower Sepik mask, Possibly Keram River. East Sepik or Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the mask with concave face with bulging eyes, wide nose with flaring nostrils, and small mout

A Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attach

A Fine and ornate Lower Sepik drum. Lower Sepik/Ramu River, Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of ornate form, the beautifully carved drum with eight fully carved birds carved about the upper and lower

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, 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

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an extraordinary wooden mask with a lengthy nose that resembles a mosquito! The mask is com

A Lower Sepik drum, Sepik or Ramu River, Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical hourglass form, the drum with rounded handle and two stylized mask-like figures, the upper and lower quadrants wit

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River Valley, Abelam, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine anthropomorphic effigy hand-carved from red-hued basalt. The intriguing sculpture presents in the form of a

Indian silvered metal sculpture of Lord Krishna "Venugopal" as Protector of the Cows bearing the Sacred flute peacock feathers. 26" H

Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphic

Long cord of shell with 17 shell rings Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik RiverCountry: Papua New GuineaDate: 1936 or earlierMaterial: Rope, shellsDimensions: L 21" (diameter shell rings approx. 7") Pro