Two Asmat Dance Shields

Two wooden carved shields with braided grass cord and shell, used for dance ceremonies in Papua New Guinea by the Asmat people. 27" and 41", good condition, 20th century.

Asmat Dance Shield, Papua New Guinea, 2nd Half 20th C., with 'praying mantis' headhunting pattern. Carved wood and pigment; On stand. Size: 30.75'' x 8.5'' (78 x 22 cm); Height on Stand: 31" (79 cm).

A tall carved wooden plank like dance shield with ornate raised designs accented with kaolin clay and organic pigments. Asmat, Citak region,Irian jaya, Western Papua New Guinea. The shield measures 46

A tall carved wooden shield with raised tribal motifs accented in red organic pigment. Asmat peoples, Irian Jaya, Indonesia / Western Papua New Guinea. The Shield measures 46 inches tall x 11 inches w

A group of Two Oceanic Objects. ++ Asmat Shield. Bark. Asmat. Irian Jaya. 16" x 23 1/2". ++ Solomon Islands Style Canoe Paddle. Wood, pigment. Solomon Islands. 9" x 58". Shipping: Shipping for our Col

A group of two Asmat objects. 20th century. Asmat. Irian Jaya. ++ Totemic figure. 1970's. 39" x Shield. 71" x 19 1/4."

Two Shields, Australia wood, paintProvenance:TAD Tribal Art, Santa Fe, NMLen

Late 19th Century. African leather shield with original pigment, 36"h. 26"w. And most likely Papua/New Guinea bow, 57.5"l. and leather quiver of bamboo arrows. Together with a decorative Australian ab

Two hall shields, one copper with raised boss and decorated with classical fighting scenes; the other a gilt white metal shield with raised boss, decorated with similar scenes. Both approx. 21 1/2in d

Two Shields, Naga  Heights: 29 and 37 inches

Mardi Gras- Krewe of Nereus Ball Invitation and Two Dance Cards, 1913; and a Ball Invitation and envelope, 1900, presented in a rigid plastic sheet; 1913 H.- 5 3/8 in., W.- 5 5/8 in., 1900- H.- 5 1/4

Two Shields, Aboriginal, Australia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Two Aboriginal shields with good tool marks on front surface and Western Australia patterns on the inside along with integral handles. Size:

Two Asmat Drums Papua New Guinea, 20th Century Height of largest 28 3/4 inches (73 cm). Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico - Bring

Two Asmat feast dishes, Coastal Asmat, Casuarina Coast; Irian JayaEach carved in boat-form, with stylized figures at the ends, one with a full figure crouching at one end and a head at the other ; the

2 Asmat Shields, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 1) 33'' x 10'' x 1'' (84 x 25 x 3 cm); 2) 39'' x 6.5'' x 1'' (99 x 17 x 3 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase,

Asmat wand and bag used for dance ceremonies. Bag is woven grass with feathers and shell beads, wand is wooden with carved paddle design and wrapped cord handle, with bead and feather decorations.Bag

Two Asmat Axes Papua New Guinea, 20th-21st Century Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico - Bringing the Legacy of Taos to Life Proven

A Very Finely carved wooden dance shield with ornate incised and painted designs, with a central ancestor figure shown wearing a cross necklace and open mouth, large round psychedelic eyes and wonderf

20th century Oblong shape, carved and polychrome-painted wood, on a contemporary black metal stand Overall: 55'' H x 18'' W x 10'' D; shield only: 53'' H x 18'' W x 1.5'' D Provenance: Private Collect

Dance shield Geelvinckbay (korwar-ancestor head on top). Made of wood, dating to the early/mid 20th Century. Country of origin: North Papua New Guinea. Size: 122 cm (49 inches). Private collection the

Zulu carved wood dance shield, 20th c., decorated with concentric circle design, on museum stand, 21.75"dia

Carved Softwood Shield in darkened finish, Kalimantan region, having overall low relief anthropomorphic figures of interlocking demons, inlaid shell 'eyes', slightly convex, offset handle on back with

Papua New Guinea Asmat Shield. Carved wood, pigment. Mounted on wooden stand. Size: 69'' x 13'' x 1'', 175 x 33 x 3 cm (shield).

Native American Plains Indian Dance Shield Painted buckskin covered parfleche rawhide shield having turkey feathers, red felt ribbons, horse hair and buckskin attachments, intact buckskin grips verso