Sold2023Papuan Coconut Shell CarvingsGroup of utilitarian coconut shell carvings from Papua New Guinea tribes. Includes two spoons, two Wosera vessels(possibly whistles or lime gourds), thre Abelam spinning tops, one drinking cup, one AbSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Lime Stick**Originally Listed At $150** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. A finely-detailed wooden ancestral face connected to a lengthy spike. The face has a chalky white ground on whiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Mid Sepik Ceremonial Lime ContainerPapua New Guinea Mid Sepik Kambang ceremonial lime container, carved bamboo wood having a cylindrical shape and open top with etched patterns around the perimeter. Used for pulverizing lime from seashSee Sold Price
Sold2021Massiam Trobriand Arm Band, Papua New Guinea.Massim Trobriand Arm Band, Papua New Guinea. Carved shell with lime fill. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 7.5'' x 4'' x 4'' (19 x 10 x 10 cmSee Sold Price
Sold2021Trobriand Carved Wood Zoomorphic Bench, PNGTrobriand Carved Wood Zoomorphic Bench, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood bench with lime pigment, flanking bird head handles. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, CalSee Sold Price
Sold20196 Ethnographic Objects.A group of six ethnographic objects. ++ Lime container with stopper. Papua New Guinea. 20th c. 47" x 3" x 3". ++ Wooden phallus. West Africa. 20th c. 9 1/2" x 2" x 1 1/2". ++ Wooden phallus. West AfriSee Sold Price
Sold2018ABELAM WOODEN YAM CEREMONY MASKThis Papua New Guinea wood carved mask is painted in lime, reddish-orange and white pigments, with a white net pattern on the forehead, and carved with two wing-like parts on the back of the head. L:1See Sold Price
Sold2016Standing male "malagan" figure - Papua New Guinea -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 verSee Sold Price
Sold2021Helmet mask "tatanua" - Papua New Guinea - Bismarcklime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tatSee Sold Price
Sold2016Hook "garra" - Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik -light wood, painted with red ochre, lime and black pigment, opposing hooks on a long, thin, curved "backbone", dotted ornaments, slightly dam., rep.; "garra" are carried in the hands of male dancers dSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime SpatulaOceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coral remains and prepare itSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Rare Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade KnifeOceania/South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife with a Paranarium Nut resin handle colored with earthy red, charcoal, and lime pigment. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2023LARGE UPPER SEPIK, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA PLANK MASK, MID-20TH C.Carved Wood Wall Hanger, painted with ocher and lime and having cowrie shells as eyes, a bird in flight superimposed on the forehead, circa 1960s, Roughly 31" x 15" x 5 1/2". Worn, weathered.See Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $275** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coralSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $225** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 1940s CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2018PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAINTED ANCESTRIAL FIGUREThis Papua New Guinea wood carved figure is featured with his hands on hip and bent legs and painted with black, red and lime pigments throughout the body. L:26 1/2in(67.3cm)See Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood limeSee Sold Price
Sold2019Massim Trobriand lime spatulaMassim Trobriand lime spatula, c. 1900, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, carved hardwood, the handle decorated with incised wave scrollwork, 11"l Provenance: Property from the Collection of the Wright Art TSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. PNG Massim Wooden Lime Spatula w/ Figure**Originally Listed At $175** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Goodenough Island, Diodio village, Massim peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden spatula used to obtain powdered limeSee Sold Price
Sold2018PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER CONTAINER, L 36''PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER CONTAINER, L 36''A CEREMONIAL LIME CONTAINER FROM THE IATMUL PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE SEPIK REGION. THE BODY IS MADE OF PAINTED BAMBOO, WHILE THE BOTTOM HAS TOTEMIC PAINTED CASee Sold Price
Sold2018PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED ABELAM HEADThis Abelam wooden head is carved in an oval form with a handle on the bottom, and is painted in lime, black and white pigments. H:17in(43.2cm)See Sold Price
Sold2021Papuan Gulf Gope Board Ex Evan Maurer CollectionAmong the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. Gope boards are carved in relief and then painted with lime powder, red ochre, andSee Sold Price
Sold20184 African vessels. 20th century.A group of four African vessels. 20th century. ++ Gourd rattle. ++ West African brass flask with chain. ++ Gourd. ++ Sepik River bowl. Sepik River. Papua New Guinea._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and CSee Sold Price
Sold2023PNG Sepik River Spirit DollPapua New Guinea, middle Sepik River, Kamindimbit village. PNG spirit doll made with a gourd as the base with fibers woven over top to create a Tumbun dancer, imitating a dancer in costume and paintedSee Sold Price
May 22PiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyCarved Wood Polychrome Female Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea Sepik Abelam$250
May 22PiasaEngraved shell bracelet Papua New Guinea Shell Early 20th century H: 11 cm; D: 8-9 cm Provenance: Ex€200
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPapua New Guinea Feasting Bowl / Tray carved raised traditional design$120