Sepik Papua New Guinea Tambanum Cowrie & Hair Mask

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with inlaid cowrie shells set in mud as well as boars tusks and polychrome decoration and genuin

Rare New Guinea Mai (Mwai) Mask from the Sepik region. Features an elongated form of a face with cowrie shell inlay and natural human hair. This type of mask is the second most important mask on the S

Mwai Palembai spirit mask from Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a facial form with elongated features, cowrie shell inlay, woven grass and applied faux hair. This type of mask is the second most i

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with polychrome decoration. A Tumbuan mask would have been worn during all ceremonial dances par

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an exaggerated facial form decorated with polychrome decoration and genuine natural woven border and natural grass fringe. A Tumbua

New Guinea carved wood trading mask. Features an oval exaggerated facial form with deep relief carving. Measures 19" x 6 1/2". Good overall condition with minor wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery co

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with carved bird adornment and polychrome decoration. Artist information on verso. A Tumbuan mas

Vintage Tumbuan / Tambanum ceremonial mask from New Guinea. Features an elongated facial form decorated with carved bird adornment and polychrome decoration. Artist information on verso. A Tumbuan mas

Rare New Guinea Mai Mask from the Sepik region. Features an elongated form of a face with cowrie shell inlay and cassowary feathers. This type of mask is the second most important mask on the Sepik ri

Mask from the Sepik New Guinea region. Features the from of a face with inlaid shells and grass fringe. Measures 15" x 8". Good overall condition with losses and wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery c

Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 48, 5 cm Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood this mask has the distinctive features

A large Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia for a 'beard', 39"h

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Valley, ca. mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell, with incised motifs forming a dramatic and ornate face with what appears to be a

Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village - SEPIK - - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood, shells 44,5 cm Ancestor wall mask from Tambanum village, Sepik region. Carved out of wood this mask has the dis

Oceanic Latmul Ancestor Polychrome Male†Mask, Middle Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea, Melanesia {Dimensions 39 x 26 x 13 inches} [some losses to cowrie shells and mask]

Basket hook, Kamanibit, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, suspended from rafters in order to hang objects for safekeeping, the carved wood male figure with applied cowrie shell and hair decoration, surro

Vintage tribal head from the Sepik New Guinea region. Features the form of a human head with polychrome decoration and cowrie shell eyes. Capped with hair fibers embedded in clay. Measures 8" x 5" x 5

Tall and elaborate Sepik, Papua New Guinea polychrome wood figure; wearing a long mask with horns and cowrie shell eyes; H: 47" (approx.)

Old Tumbuan mask - TAMBANUM - Papua New Guinea 2nd half 20th century Wood 31 cm An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik with nice pigments. This mask has the distinctive features of the region. W

Large Sepik, Papua New Guinea carved wood and painted panel; showing several masks and bird motifs; with inset cowrie shell eyes and raffia embellishments (stand not included); H: 65 3/4"

Large Sepik, Papua New Guinea carved wood and painted panel; showing several masks and bird motifs; with inset cowrie shell eyes and raffia embellishments (stand not included); H: 65 3/4"

Carved wood "Savi" mask, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, with red, black, and white kaolin pigments, embellished with cowrie shells and feathers, animal tusks protruding from nose, carved wooden crocod

Carved Wood Wall Hanger, painted with ocher and lime and having cowrie shells as eyes, a bird in flight superimposed on the forehead, circa 1960s, Roughly 31" x 15" x 5 1/2". Worn, weathered.

Group of three Sepik, Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks; each of various forms; two with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included); L: 20" (largest, approx.)