Sold2020Washkuk Kwoma Minja Cult Figure, PNGCarved "Minja" Cult Figure, Kwoma People, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century. Carved bark. On stand. Such carvings were believed to promote the growth of yams and were useSee Sold Price
Sold2020Collection of 8 Spears, PNGCollection of 8 Spears, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/20th century. Provenance: John Friede, New York; most collected on the La Korrigane expedition of 1934-1936. Three with custom metal stands. LengthsSee Sold Price
Sold2021Papua New Guinea Polychrome Canoe ProwPapua 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 cSee Sold Price
Sold2018Ancient Bactrian Pottery Bird Whistle c.2nd century BCAncient Bactrian Pottery Bird Whistle c.2nd century BC. Size 3 1/2 inches length. condition:beak missing otherwise perfect. Provenance: Ex New York City Collection acquired 1980's.See Sold Price
Sold201620th C. PNG Polychrome Sago Figural VesselSepik River, Papua New Guinea (PNG), ca. middle 20th century. Blackware pottery figural vessel depicting a seated elder, holding his left hand to his chin, right hand to his chest, legs crossed. RearSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Polychrome BowlOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous handmade pottery bowl with a pointed base and broad, annular rim. The exterior of the immense vessel is adorned witSee Sold Price
Sold2020Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Kwoma Pottery Cult Vessel**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery cult head known as a "wasau" witSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. PNG Kwoma Polychrome Pottery Head**Originally Listed At $200** Papua New Guinea, Washkuk region, Kwoma people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery head with openwork eye holes and mouth, a pronounced nose and pierced ears -See Sold Price
2023Huge 20th C. PNG Sepik River Gugumbe / Fireplace Bowl**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, Chambri Lakes, Aibom, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a massive pottery fireplace bowl or gugumbe, with an ancestral facSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. PNG Washkuk Ritual Clay Head, ex-ArnovickPapua New Guinea, Washkuk Region, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a handmade pottery head and elongated neck, with bulging, hollow eyes and mouth and a pronounced nose and wide, pierced ears. PapuaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ecuadorian Pottery Ocarina, Spondylus Shell FormPre-Columbian, Ecuadorian, ca. 5th to 15th century CE. A charming pottery whistle in the form of a spondylus shell with protruding nodules depicting the spikes of the shell and a blow hole and mouthpiSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Incised Pottery Bowl**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-built earthenware bowl with a hemispherical form, a slightly conical bottom, a deepSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Pottery Bowl**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful earthenware bowl on a rounded, yet stable base. This lovely vessel features a bSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Kwoma Pottery Face JarOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting earthenware vessel with a pair of large, abstract faces with aquilinSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Incised Pottery Bowl**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-built earthenware bowl with a hemispherical form that is comprised of a rounded bottSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Incised Pottery Bowl**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An exceptional eating bowl known as a "kudruk," hand-built from pottery of dark red-brown hues with a hemisphSee Sold Price
Sold2022MILITARY POTTERY MUGSConsists of 1) Hand painted 8th Command squardron Itazuke Japan mug. 5 inches tall. Good condition. 2) New York Artillery mug. 19th/20th century. Good condition. 3) Regimental artillery mug 1917/19.HaSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Arrow Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Arrow Tip Club Late 19th Century, Papua New Guinea Trobiand Islands Wood with fine patination, 29 1/4 x 3 in. Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassiSee Sold Price
Sold2021George Albert Frost. American. 19th/20th century. NewGeorge Albert Frost. American. 19th/20th century. New England autumnal landscape with hills and trees in foliage. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Framed. Sight: 33.5 x 26.5in. Overall: 37 x 29.5in.See Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Sword Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Sword Club Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Trobiand Islands Wood, 45 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century - Papua New Guineahollowed coconut shell, wood, red, black and white pigment, pierced handle in the shape of a fish, the handle was inserted through a hole in the ground of the shell and fixed by plant fibre and parinaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Will Robinson (19th/20th Century) New YorkA VILLAGE STREET, oil painting on canvas, signed lower left, artist New York address label on verso, 24 x 32”, frame 31 x 39 x 3”.See Sold Price
Sold2022FIVE PIECES OF THAI POTTERY 19th/20th CenturyFIVE PIECES OF THAI POTTERY19th/20th CenturyA seated female figure, height 4”, a bird, height 2.75”, and three jarlets, heights from 3” to 5.25”.See Sold Price
Sold2024FOUR ASSORTED WHISTLES 19th/20th Century Lengths from 2.5" to 3.5".FOUR ASSORTED WHISTLES19th/20th CenturyIncludes a silver metal "City Police Made in Japan" whistle as well as unmarked wooden and metal examples.Lengths from 2.5" to 3.5".See Sold Price
4 days LeftAhlers & Ogletree Auction GalleryPAPUA/OCEANIA TRIBAL DANCE MASK CASSOWARY FEATHERS$100(1 bid)
May 22PiasaEngraved shell bracelet Papua New Guinea Shell Early 20th century H: 11 cm; D: 8-9 cm Provenance: Ex€200
May 22PiasaBat-shaped spoon Papua New Guinea Coconut Early 20th century L: 11 cm Provenance: Ex collection Ben€200
May 22Doyle New YorkAssembled Pair of George II Style Mahogany Tea Tables 19th/20th Century, supplied by Frances Elkins$1,000
May 22Doyle New YorkContinental Glazed Plaque of the Deposition of Christ from the Cross 19th/20th Century, possibly$150
7 days LeftLeonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyPapua New Guinea and Oceanic Assortment$150
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPair of Papua New Guinea Abelam Pectoral Ornaments Karahuts shells, tusks$120