Sepik River Carved Wooden Head, Black & White

Sepik River Carved Wooden Head, Black & White, painted (LUCE8249) {WK} Measurements: 11" H Condition: wear commensurate with age and use

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one w

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 figural suspension hook (Iatmul), depicitng a masked figure with inset shell eyes, decorated with red, black and white pigments, resting on a crcodile head, Sepik River, New Guinea, 26.5"h

Antique oar or spear handle. Naturalistic colors, cowrie shell eyes. A hand made and decorated Sepik River carved wooden tribal crocodile head, which once formed the handle portion of a native tribal

One Gable Sepik River carved wooden mask with red and white pigment, rope piercings; one Boiken dance mask with grass hair, pigments; one Sepik carved wooden "canoe" mask with rope piercings, old pati

Carved polychrome Thai style swan sculpture. 20th century. Carved wooden body, neck, wings and head, black, white grey, red and gold paint, heavily stylized features. Wings and neck are removable. Sig

A Papua New Guinea ceremonial mask from the Iatmul people in Kandangai Village, Sepik River, Mid Sepik Province. Carved wooden mask with Black painted finish, featuring large protruding eyes with inse

This is a very rare and unusual find from the Ibibio peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. A carved wooden headdress with three ancestor heads and Black and white kaolin clay pigment accents. A wonderful a

Lot consists of two Sepik river carved wooden suspension food hooks, an Asmat carved wooden food bowl, and an intricate carved and pigmented white Asmat wall panel. 28", 28", 28.75", 33.5"

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

A Papua New Guinea Abelam Middle Sepik River carved yam mask, carved wood and natural pigment paint, depicting a male face with headdress and collar painted in red, yellow, black, and white natural pi

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A highly-detailed set of two carved wooden trophy heads, each with fine facial details and painted mask-like face in hu

Pre-Columbian, Huari to Chancay, Peru, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. This is a carved wooden head with full lips, a protruding hook nose, inlaid black pupils in white-painted eyes, and a gauze textile and twine

19th/20th century, Burkina Faso, carved wooden head piece of the Mossi Peoples, with elongated nose, eyes and gazelle horns, painted in red, white and black pigments, with cut holes along bottom and r

A solid carved wooden dance crest or false head with stylized facial features, black and white kaolin pigments and obvious field use and wear over generations. The mask like head measures 11 x 6.5 inc

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

A Carved wooden stylized ancestor sculpture with a zoomorphic animal ( Dog) totem on the head and dramatic black and white coloration on kaolin clay pigments. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. measure

Carved wooden mask with red and white pigment, elongated form, flat back. Approx. 35 1/2" L, 5" W, 3" D.

This great character puppet of a man with a black hat has a carved wooden head, hands and lower legs with a rest of his body of black cotton fabric, with a white ruffle around his neck. He measures ab

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised r

Oceanic, Melanesia Papua gulf region, bamu river new guinea Hand carved wooden ceremonial piece carved agiba This wooden rack is painted with black and white pigments, as a figure boldly rendered in d

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. An elegant adze featuring a hand-carved wooden handle and flat stone head wrapped ti