20th C. Papua New Guinea Fiber Bilum Bags

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine set of two hand-woven bags known as "bilums" (singular bilum) which are used for carrying food, medicine, ritua

Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphic

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, upper Sepik River, Telefol region, Mountain Ok people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A wonderful example of a prestigious type of bilum (string bag)

Two Vintage Hand Twined Bags. Including one indigo-dyed and the other a bilum bag from Papua New Guinea made using a process called knotless netting, 20th C. Sizes: 1) 24'' x 19'' (61 x 48 cm); 2) 37'

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid-20th century CE. A highly stylized woven vegetal fiber mask, vividly hand-painted in hues of russet, burnt sienna, cream, and ochre and ador

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid-20th century CE. A highly stylized woven vegetal fiber mask, vividly hand-painted in hues of russet, burnt sienna,

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Gulf Province, Tovei Village, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Sizeable to say the least, an expressive dance mask woven from colorful plant fibers, the body prese

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Gulf Province, Tovei Village, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. HUGE and full of personality, a lively dance mask woven from colorful plant fibers, the body present

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold features such as l

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold visage

South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Kambanimbit Village, Sepik River, ca. 3rd quarter of the 20th century CE. Very attractive and unusual fiber and bark abstract figure - probably representing a figure i

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, ca. 20th century CE. A fascinating mask, formed from woven vegetal fiber and hand-painted with brilliant hues of red, yellow, white, and black to emphasi

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold visage compris

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely knitted fiber hat, with alternating grey and pale blue threads knitted together to form a tall hat with a broad,

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River province, North Coast, Boiken peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful and vibrant wooden ceremonial mask featuring fiber cords and cowrie shells. The

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, central highlands, Dani (also Ndani) tribe, ca. mid-20th century CE. A dense cuirass woven from thick plant fibers that move and adjust to the

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid 20th century CE. A large vegetal fiber woven mask, hand painted with bold features. The circular eyes are sepa

A Ramu River Area Mask. Wood, shell, tortoise shell earrings, fiber, and raffia. 20th century. Papua New Guinea. 28" x 11" x 8". Condition: Shedding of raffia. Some shells are cracked and broken. Prov

A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Having fiber, feathers, twine and cowrie shell ornaments. H: 37 W: 16 D: 18 in. French Gallery in Papeete, Tahiti,

A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, With fiber twine, shells and feather decoration. H: 50 1/2 W: 8 D: 11 in. Paulian Association Gallery. Purchased by Ann

Papua New Guinea Helmet Mask. Baba (bapa) helmet mask, Abelam/Wosera, Papua New Guinea, Fiber and pigment remnants. Mid 20th C. 15" H x 10" x 12" D. These masks are used to chase non-initiates, women

Necklace made from a single shell held by vegetable fibers. Papua New Guinea. 20th century. Base included. Height: 25 cm

TRIBAL: Three Decorative Masks from Liberia and Papua New Guinea, 20th C., wood, metal, fiber, shell, all made for a tourist market, including: Dan mask with large tubular eyes, metal tacks, cloth hea

Small tribal stone carving of an echidna (spiny anteater,) as found; in an old Papua New Guinea bilum bag of woven natural fiber, the bag inside a wooden box. Accompanying handwritten note says: "Echi