Sold2023Sebastiao Salgado, Hulli Man, Village of Hademari, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea,Photographer: Sebastiao Ribeiro Salgado Junior is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled to over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these haSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Waghi Valley War ShieldA Waghi Valley war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield made from a single piece of wood, the surface with two large “X” patterns and painted with oranSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Highlands DrumAn old and worn Highlands Drum; Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. Of elongated hourglass form, with long neck and wide flaring base. The head somewhat rounded for attachment of the tympanSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Pair of Stone Axe Heads from Papua New GuineaThis Lot contains two large and fine stone axe heads, Southern Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The two large stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stoneSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Central Province ShieldA Superb and Rare Central Province war shield, Likely 19th Century. Cloudy Bay, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. (Border with Milne Bay province).Of elegant form, the shield bowed from side to sideSee Sold Price
Sold2020Very Rare Kwoma Pig Skin Chiefs Shield Field coll 1975This is a rare and superb Kwoma War Chief’s Pig Skin shield, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood and rattan frame with stretched wild boars hide, signs of use and wear. FieldSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Southern Highlands Bark BeltA Southern Highlands Bark Belt. Waghi Valley, Southern Province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the wide bark belt completely covered within sized geometric designs consisting of triangular forms aSee Sold Price
Sold2017War shield - Papua New Guinea - Yuat Riverwood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),See Sold Price
Sold2015A fine and old Washkuk war shieldA fine and old Washkuk war shield, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe shield of classical form, and carved in near-hemispherical shape, the surface with typical clan designs of the Washkuk region possSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of Two Kina NecklaceTwo Highlands Kina necklaces, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.The necklaces of Yellow lipped clamshell, one cut into crescentic shape, incised, and attached to fiber bands pigmented red; the otheSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of Two Kina Necklaces, Southern HighlandsTwo Highlands Kina necklaces, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.The necklaces of Yellow lipped clamshell, both entire shells with red trade-cloth necklace and fiber necklaces. Yellow-lipped clam shSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Moka Kina Chest Plate, Southern HighlandsA Moka Kina chest plate, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The plate made of resin with a crescentic, yellow-lipped clam shell (kina) set in the center with thin cane sticks above. The whole pigmeSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Moka Kina Chest PlateA Moka Kina chest plate – Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The plate made of resin with a crescentic, yellow-lipped clam shell (kina) set in the center with thin cane sticks above. The whoSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of Six Stone Axe HeadsA group of six stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. StoSee Sold Price
Sold20235 Stone Axe Heads from Papua New GuineaA group of five stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. StSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Group of Five Stone Axe HeadsA group of five stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. StSee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Moka Kina Breast Plate from Papua New GuineaA Moka Kina chest plate from the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The plate made of resin with a crescentic, yellow-lipped clam shell (kina) set in the center with thin cane sticks above. The whoSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of Five Stone Axe HeadsA group of five stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. StSee Sold Price
Sold2024Lot of Three Archaic Stone Vessels Western Highlands , Papua New GuineaThree archaic Highlands stone vessels from Mt. Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.The three objects made of various stone, two apparently mortars one made from a dark red volcanic matSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Star Mountain / Ok Tedi ShieldAn unusual Star Mountain or Upper Fly/Ok Tedi shield. Western Province, Papua New Guinea.Of hard and dense wood, deeply incised, the shield with curling motifs surrounded by circular designs and hour-See Sold Price
Sold2023A Middle Ramu River ShieldA Fine Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical style for the type, the shield with raised wedge-shaped portion from the top incised with typical patterning, the sidesSee Sold Price
Sold2023Archaic Middle Ramu River ShieldA Fine Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical style for the type, the shield with raised wedge-shaped portion from the top incised with typical patterning, the sidesSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Upper / Middle Ramu River ShieldA Fine upper/Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of unusual form, the small shield narrow with triangular area with incised design against white and the entire ground painted rSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Enga ShieldA Fine and rare Enga bark shield, Enga province, Papua New Guinea.Of hardened bark over a frame with a central strut and horizontal reinforcing ribs, the whole covered with a thick resinous surface. ASee Sold Price
7 days LeftLeonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyPapua New Guinea and Oceanic Assortment$150
May 22PiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500
May 22PiasaEngraved shell bracelet Papua New Guinea Shell Early 20th century H: 11 cm; D: 8-9 cm Provenance: Ex€200