Skull Taking Basket, Papua New Guinea

Skull Taking Basket. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, woven rattan on a cane frame with braided handles, decorated with natural pigments. Measuring 18” high x 16.5”

Ancestor figure with skull Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik Iatmul people clay substance, skull, shells, and human hair. Dimensions: H 10.5" x W 7.5" x D 4.75" Condition: Wear. Some loss to hair.

Ancestor figure with skull Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik Iatmul people clay substance, skull, shells, and human hair. Dimensions: H 8.5" x W 8" x D 5.25" Condition: Few fracture lines. Wear.

iron wood, brown patina, deep hollowed eye sockets inlaid with red seeds pressed into clay-like mass, pierced septum with wooden stick, handwritten numbers "70" and "1933" on the bottom, min. dam., cr

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

Sepik River Region Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, Carved wood, raffia, plant fiber and rope. Size: 64'' x 13'' x 4'' (163 x 33 x 10 cm). Proceeds benefit Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia PA.

Skull Rack. Sepik River, Torembi People, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, bark panels decorated with natural pigments & raffia, lashed with rattan fibers to a cane frame, measuring 24&rdquo

Wood, shells. Papua New Guinea, Mid-Late 20th C. Height: 38 3/4", Length:10 1/4", Width: 1 1/2". A figural basket hook made of carved hardwood. Black finish and cowry shell eyes.

Fine Sepik River 6-Prong Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, 19th Century. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 35'' x 9'' x 7'' (89 x

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: Mid 20th century Materials: Coconut, clay, pigment Size: 20 x 14 x 17 cm Additional Info: Modeled skull, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, Sawos In the middle of the Sepik

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:

Eleven Oceanic Drums, Baskets, and Tools Papua New Guinea Height of largest 27 7/16 inches (69.7 cm). Property from the Estate of a Renowned Art Dealer, New York City, New York Provenance: with Air Ni

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

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with extensive polychrome decoration. Embellished with natural fur at the ear as well as leather in the other ear and grass too. Basket or

AN IATMUL NATURALISTICALLY OVERMODELED AND PAINTED HUMAN SKULL, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the finely modeled clay covered skull with portrait like facial features flank

Papua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, late 19th Century Early 20th Century, having a handle of woven fiber, strongly attached to the front, used as a magical memento to worship or revered

Papua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, late 19th Century Early 20th Century, having a handle of woven fiber, strongly attached to the front, used as a magical memento to worship or revere

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with extensive polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and woul

Early Antique Asmat Papua New Guinea Framed Basket. Frame Measure 24" X 20". This lot, and many forthcoming are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. This antiqua

Lot of Papua New Guinea wood basket, trays, containers, etc.

A Papua New Guinea Woven Basket measuring approx. 13.5" X 13.25" X 9.5" This basket was collected and cataloged by an American expat living and working in New Guinea in the mid-1970s.|| Please careful

Hand carved figural wall hook used for traditional Papuan bags. Hanger intact. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 17"H x 5.25"W Country of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Woven Basket, 12 3/4" high.

Hand carved figural wall hook used for traditional Papuan bags. These hooks were made to hang from ceilings of houses. Items were then protected from rats. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 15.25"H x 5"W Co