A Papua New Guinea, Abelam, Karaut, pectoral ornament, as a stylised human figure with pig tusk

plant fibre, red and yellow ochre, boar tusks, nassa snails, feathers, in addition: Sepik breast ornament with cymbium shell, nassa and cowrie snails, feathers, fabricL: 34 cm & 40 cm, L: 13,4 inch &

Unusually complex and pristine Karaut (Kara'ut) ornament from the Abelam people of New Guinea. While the abstracted figure with elongated head and dangling legs are the basis of the form, the meticulo

rattan, boar tusks, nassa snails, resin, Abrus precatorius (paternoster pea), plant fibure, This rare pectoral ornament was worn both as a personal adornment and in combat to protect the warrior from

wood, dark brown patina, foot in shape of a stylized human ancestor figure with crocodile at his back, linear ornaments, white pigment in the deepenings, slightly dam., abrasion of paint H: 22,5 cm, H

Abelam Karawut Mouth Mask, Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. Karawut (also karahut or kara'ut), is a type of body adornment that is in a rough human body shape which is two dimensional aside from the el

Papua New Guinea Abelam Wooden Figure of a Man With shell eyes, decorated with red and black pigments. Height of figure 35 inches (88.9 cm)

Abelam Papua New Guinea carved figure, early 20h Century, large and old polychrome decorated in red, orange, mustard yellow and black, having a large head, bent arms and legs, descending phallus, surr

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. 1920 CE. A large, dark wood war club with a human figure forming its handle. The figure's face is long, with wide eyes and a pronounced nose; he wears

A Fine Abelam figure, Abelam people; Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the figure with rounded head and pointed chin, the body with arms about the torso, the hips

A Maprik Abelam standing figure. Mid 20th century. Maprik Abelam. Papua New Guinea. Approximately 105" x 10."

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.

**Originally Listed At $3500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik / Wosera area, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive wood carved lintel depicting six round, carved, anthro

a Fine Lower Sepik figure. Lower Sepik/Ramu. Madang province, Papua New Guinea.The figure of characteristic form with pointed coif and concave face, the body elongated with thin arms carved akimbo, ha

wood ("Alstonia scholaris"), shell inlay ("Turbo Phetolatus opercula"), lime, red ochre, black pigment, hairdo from short cut brush-like plantfibre tufts, which were pressed in blackish mass, thin ver

Two Massim Carved Stone Bunukwa Figures, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 1) 2.5'' x 4'' x 2'' (6 x 10 x 5 cm); 2) 3.25'' x

wood, colour pigments, feathers, custom mount "Minja" figures were used in ceremonies to aid in hunting and yam fertility. Newton reports that the Kwoma regard the "minja" figures as representations o

The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Sculpture in carved wood fabrication. Region of origin: Korewori River area, Middle Sepik, PapuaNew Guinea. The sculpture is a Yipwon fig

An Abelam bark panel, Abelam people, Maprik hills, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.The rectangular panel made of two large pieces of bark (possibly on full sheet that split while being prepared)

An Abelam carving, Abelam people, Maprik hills, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.The tear-drop shaped carving in low relief with flat back, depicting a central head surrounded by bird imagery. Br

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

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved female ancestral figure basket hook with an anchor form at the base for suspending b

The ornamental totemic wood carving with pigments is attributed to the Upper Sepik River People of Papua New guinea incorporates traditional Wapi bird motifs with a female figure, possibly Maselai. Pr

3 PIECE NEW GUINEA FIGURES ON STAND: 3 carved wood figures with stylized bird heads and human bodies, Traces of black painted decoration, largest measures 7" h. Ramu Region, New Guinea. Mounted to woo

wood, feathers, rattan, plant fibre cord, blackish mass, anthropomorphic head on stylized body (legs recognizable in back view), plume of twenty-six trimmed frigate bird feathers, old collection numbe