. Well-carved wooden canoe prow, still rich in red pigments. Asmat culture.

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

One Gable Sepik River carved wooden mask with red and white pigment, rope piercings; one Boiken dance mask with grass hair, pigments; one Sepik carved wooden "canoe" mask with rope piercings, old pati

A well carved old wooden dance mask with a highly stylized face and form, raised geometric tribal motifs accented with clack, white and red kaolin clay pigments. The mask measures 9 x 6 inches. Pende

A very finely carved wooden mask with red and blue mineral pigments accented with kaolin clay. The mask is well handled and worn suggesting field use. Afikpo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measure

A carved wooden dance mask painted red with mineral pigments. The mask is well handled and worn suggesting field use. Pende peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 7.5 inches. There is no

A very finely carved wooden mask with zoomorphic features, well weathered surface and reddish mineral pigments still evident. According the the website IMO DARA , All spirit masks are described as ge

A carved wooden mask in a highly stylized form, adorned with red mineral pigment and human hair. The mask still retains an original textile costume fragment. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mas

A Monumental Yoruba Epa Festival African Mask. Very large carved wooden helmet style mask with an ornate horse and rider, and multiple ancestral images, all accented with red and green pigments. Yorub

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

A carved wooden helmet style mask featuring a well carved coiffure, raised jagged crest and large eyes painted with white kaolin clay pigments and red mineral paints. An older field used example. Yoru

A Fine Chokwe Pwo mask with Red Coiffure: Carved wooden mask with fine incised designs and attached woven fiber neck regalia as well as woven rope coiffure, which has been dyed red. Chokwe peoples, An

A carved wooden dance mask painted black with mineral pigments and it still have the raffia grass headdress attached. The mask is well handled and worn suggesting field use. Pende peoples, DRC/ Congo,

A Large Old Toma Landai African Mask. Very large carved wooden mask with some old paint pigments and a bold red stripe down the center. Such masks are known as "Landai" and were used in the Poro Secre

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).

Papua New Guinea Polychrome Canoe Prow, 19th/ 20th century. A beautiful Massim canoe prow "masawa" - finely carved from a single piece of wood and embellished with polychrome pigment in intertwining c

A large field used carved wooden Bushcow dance mask with woven rope and well used mouth bit. decorated with red, black, and white organic pigments and geometric designs. The mask features a tall round

A Carved wooden mask with aggressive style and well worn surface patina. The Mask features large concave facial features with tubular eyes accented with red and white kaolin clay pigment. Bembe people

A Carved wooden mask embellished with woven cotton textile and human hair, painted a brilliant organic red with kaolin like clay mineral pigment and tar to accent the eyes. Among the Chancay culture t

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

A Suku helmet Mask: A Carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. The mask overall has a well worn surface. Suku peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Provenance: The Dr.

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

Crocodile-Shaped Prow, carved wood, conus shell, traces of pigment, Iatmul people, Papua New Guinea, Mindimbit village, Middle Sepik River. The prows of the large latmul war canoes were fashioned as h

wood, post-like neck with remains of red pigment, accurately carved neck with rich dark brown, slightly shiny patina, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base; such head stakes

Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, 19th/20th century, comprising: two carved and stained wooden figures, one male and one female, painted in black, blue, and red pigment, metal appliques to foreheads, both w