Trobriand Islands Massim Canoe Splashboard, PNG

Trobriand Islands Massim Canoe Splashboard, PNG. Carved and painted wood with scrolling avian head design elements, classic form. On stand. Size: 10.5'' x 20.5'' x 1.5'' (27 x 52 x 4 cm). Height on st

A Fine Massim Canoe splashboard; Trobriand Islands, Massim Region, Milne bay province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form the double lobed board with elaborate curvilinear motifs deeply carved on the su

A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at center

A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Massim splash board. Massim. Trobriand Islands. 28 1/2" x 29." ++ Middle Sepik canoe prow ornament. Middle Sepik. Papua New Guinea. 42" x 31."

Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands trading voyages, co

Estate Collection of Ethnographic Artifacts, Various Cultures: Papua New Guinea, Tribal Bayonet, Indonesian carved wood statue, Massim splashboard, Trobriand islands, carved wood accented with white p

Canoe Prow Ornament, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Canoe prow ornament composed of small abstract bird head and larger element of stylized scrolling design with several open

Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, PNG. Large lime spatula carved with traditional Massim motifs, betel nut stains on blade end from use. Extended length typically associated with chiefly use. Si

A large old New Guinea canoe prow or wave splitter, Massim Culture, Trobriand Islands area, sea-weathered and eroded revealing a sweeping wood grain, traces of polychrome pigments, excellent curviline

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coral remains and prepare it

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown hue with a round but stable base, expan

**Originally Listed At $225** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 1940s CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula. Th

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, proj

Three Trobriand Islands splashboard pieces. Melanesian. 20th century. 18 1/2" x 20 1/2" x 1 1/2" 17 1/4" x 9 1/2" x 1 1/4".

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A finely-preserved bowl of a wide form, hand-carved from dense wood of an espresso-brown hue.

A Museum Quality New Guinea Splashboard. An extraordinary Trobriand canoe splashboard, circa first decades of the 20th Century, or earlier. Measuring approximately 25" X 21", this amazing piece was co

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the sh

Title: Authentic Massim betel nut mortar - Trobriand Islands, Massim province - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Bamboo, Wood, Feathers. Size: 50 cm Ancient, authentic Massim betel nut m

Unusual Trobriand Massim Lime Spatula, PNG. With surrealist Cubist Figure. Provenance: Faith Dorian-Wright collection, New York. The Wrights were mavericks in collecting oceanic art early on. Pieces f

A group of Three Trobriand Islands Style Objects. Wood. Papua New Guinea. ++ Trobriand Islands Style Spatula. 1 1/2" x 13 1/2". ++ Trobriand Islands Style Paddle. 2 1/2" x 70 1/4". ++ Trobriand Island

Diminutive Trobriand Islands Finger Drum, PNG. Carved wood. On custom stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 11.5'' x 2.25'' x 2.25'' (29 x

Splashboard, Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea. Scrolling Avian head design elements, classic form. Size: 30'' x 24'' x 2'' (76 x 61 x 5 cm). Provenance: The Estate of Mary Bert Gutman, Pennsylvania.

Antique Massim Canoe Prow Finial (Munkuris), PNG.Wave splitter finial in carved wood with lime pigment. Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Size: 21.5'' x 12'' x .5'' (55