Sold2023Massim people carved splashboard (lagim)Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands trading voyages, coSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Massim Area Canoe SplashboardA Fine Massim Canoe splashboard; Trobriand Islands, Massim Region, Milne bay province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form the double lobed board with elaborate curvilinear motifs deeply carved on the suSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Massim Blue Canoe SplashboardA Massim Canoe splashboard; Trobriand Islands, Massim Region, Milne bay province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form the double lobed board with elaborate curvilinear motifs deeply carved on the surfaceSee Sold Price
Sold2023PAPUA NEW GUINEA CANOE SPLASHBOARDPAPUA NEW GUINEA CANOE SPLASHBOARDNew Guinea (Massim), early 20th century, polychrome wood. Painted white, red, and black in swirls and abstractions.22 x 24 in. (55.9 x 61 cm.)See Sold Price
Sold2019A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROWA PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at centerSee Sold Price
Sold2022Five Nautical CarvingsLot of five Papua New Guinea canoe carvings, including large painted Massim splashboard, weathered with some water damage, Humboldt Bay figurative canoe prow, finely carved Kula canoe prow, Kula waveSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Melanesian objects. 20th century.A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Massim splash board. Massim. Trobriand Islands. 28 1/2" x 29." ++ Middle Sepik canoe prow ornament. Middle Sepik. Papua New Guinea. 42" x 31."See Sold Price
Sold2023Authentic Papua New Guinea Canoe Splash BoardAuthentic Papua New Guinea Splash Board from the Blackwater River Basin. Carved out of dense wood and the top of the splash board shows traditional abstract and geometric designs with red, white and bSee Sold Price
Sold2019Estate Collection of Ethnographic ArtifactsEstate Collection of Ethnographic Artifacts, Various Cultures: Papua New Guinea, Tribal Bayonet, Indonesian carved wood statue, Massim splashboard, Trobriand islands, carved wood accented with white pSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Splash BoardOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A symmetrically-carved light wood splash board with fantastical motifs. On the upper part is a highly abstract face composed of swirls, with two bSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. PNG Massim Wood Canoe Paddle**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably from the Massim area of Milne Bay, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous example of a carved wooden paddle with ornate motifs wSee Sold Price
Sold2024(6) Small Gopi spirit boards, Papua New Guinea(6) Small Gopi spirit boards, Papua New Guinea, 20th c., relief carved and pigmented wood, depicting imunu spirits, 28.5"l x 4.5w (largest), 15.75"l x 2.75"w (smallest) Provenance: The Collection of PSee Sold Price
Sold2024A 19th Century Massim Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea, NO RESERVESA 19th Century Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea. Measuring approximately 25.5" X 11.5", this Trobriand prow was collected and cataloged by an American expat, living and working in New Guinea in the miSee Sold Price
Sold2018Splashboard, Trobriand Island, Papua New GuineaSplashboard, Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea. Scrolling Avian head design elements, classic form. Size: 30'' x 24'' x 2'' (76 x 61 x 5 cm). Provenance: The Estate of Mary Bert Gutman, Pennsylvania.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Kikori Spirit BoardA fine Kikori area spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).The board of classical style for the region, with central stylized face surrounded by spiral motifs above andSee Sold Price
Sold2024Old Era Gope Board Field collected 1966A Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. They were routiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Era or Purari Gope BoardA Mid-Century Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2024Era peoples Gope Board Collected prior to 1966An Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. They were routSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Kikori Spirit Board Field Collected 1966A Kikori area spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).The board of classical style for the region, with central stylized face surrounded by spiral motifs above and belowSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Era or Purari Region Gope Board Ex George CraigA Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. They were routiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Era or Purari Gope Board Collected by George CraigAn Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. They were routSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Wapo Gope Board With Avian MotifA fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).of typical form for the type, the board in rust brown, black and white, the upper portion with the stylizSee Sold Price
Sold2024Kikori Spirit Board Field Collected 1966A Kikori area spirit board (Gope), Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).The board of classical style for the region, with central stylized face surrounded by spiral motifs above and belowSee Sold Price
Sold2024Bold Era Spirit Board Collected prior to 1966Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. They were routineSee Sold Price
Jul 09Hutchinson Scott AuctioneersA 19TH CENTURY MASSIM FIGHTING STICK TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOOD£100
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