Canoe prow ornament - Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Cenderawasih-Bay - Korvar (Korwar)

Rare Korwar Dance Figure with Mask-Like Face, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Cenderawasih Bay, MacCluer Gulf Provenance: Originally acquired from an old collection in Oregon. Ex. Tad Dale, Santa Fe, NM. Size:

Oceania, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Humboldt Bay culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a wooden canoe prow with an avian form - a long-beaked, heron-like bird whose head

A fine Asmat figural prow. Coastal Asmat, West Papua (Formerly Irian Jaya). In the form of a stylized bird, likely a hornbill, with openwork carving around it and remains of white pigment and red infi

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

Korwar Animal Form (Anteater) Headrest, Irian Jaya. Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Cendrawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay), Yapen Island. Provenance: Collection of David Vaughan Carnegie, UK. Size: 5'' x 13'' x 4'' (1

Oceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor figure known as a korwar, shown

DESCRIPTION: Asmat ornamnet, Irian Jaya/Papua New Guinea, possibly a prow, made of light wood in slender openwork form. Decorated with classic elements, including three men, bird heads and incised pat

Oceanic shell inlaid teak canoe prow ornament, probably Solomon Islands, 8.5"h

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."

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine spear and canoe prow ornament, hand-built from several painted bark panels which are fasten

Oceanic Canoe Prow "Toto Isu," Ornament, Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. Classic carved wood ornament of man holding a frigate bird, accented with abalone shell eyes, ear plugs, a

Ancestor Figure Asmat Irian Jaya, West Papua, c. 1950s. Carved wood, with traces of white and red pigment. On stand. Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, CA; Acquired by Ameri

8 Asmat Drums, Central and Coastal Region, West Papua (Formerly Irian Jaya). Lengths ranging from 20'' (51 cm) to 46'' (117 cm).

A rare and quite large Marind-Anim drum. Marind-Anim people, West Papua (Formerly Irian Jaya). Of hourglass form with square handle, the lower section with typical triangular and spiral designs and re

A Fine Coastal Asmat drum; Asmat, West Papua (Formerly Irian Jaya)Of classical form, the drum with elaborate handle of scroll-work designs with complex patterns forming stylized classical motifs. The

A Fine Coastal Asmat shield. Asmat people, Central and Coastal region, West papua (Formerly Irian Jaya). The shield of classical elongated rectangular form, with deeply carved designs in red against a

A fine and rare Mimika (Kamoro) drum. Mikika (Kamoro) people, West Papua (Formerly Irian Jaya).Of simple form, the old drum of waisted hourglass shape with the top quarter carved in typical Mimika pat

Lot of five Papua New Guinea canoe carvings, including large painted Massim splashboard, weathered with some water damage, Humboldt Bay figurative canoe prow, finely carved Kula canoe prow, Kula wave

Irian Jaya carved wood paddle, West Papua province, Indonesia, 3'9''l

A rare and very old carved wooden Humboldt Bay hand drum with painted designs and animal skin membrane over the drum frame. Humboldt Bay, West New Guinea/Irian Jaya - Field collected by Todd Barlin, e

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 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

Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - now with wonderful old patina.

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - n