Wooden War Shield with Painting, Papua New Guinea, c.

A carved and painted wooden shield. Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. 46 1/2"h. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden shield of a narrow, ovoid form with a convex face adorned with an abstract illustration. The obverse

**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large wooden shield with an overall rectangular composition and finely-carved details that form a symmetrical design

2 Stone Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C. A hand carved stone star head fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shaft, and the other with a smooth, roun

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A magnificent, carved wooden shield in the form of a mask with an elongated nose that extends down to the form a handle and terminates in a sleek sea bi

wood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),

Asmat Shield, Papua New Guinea, early/mid 20th c. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber string and seeds. Flying fox motif. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Bever

A Waghi Valley war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield made from a single piece of wood, the surface with two large “X” patterns and painted with oran

A fine and old Washkuk war shield, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe shield of classical form, and carved in near-hemispherical shape, the surface with typical clan designs of the Washkuk region poss

Asmat Dance Shield, Papua New Guinea, 2nd Half 20th C., with 'praying mantis' headhunting pattern. Carved wood and pigment; On stand. Size: 30.75'' x 8.5'' (78 x 22 cm); Height on Stand: 31" (79 cm).

Lumi Culture Shield, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C. Carved wood with traditional spiral carved decoration. Provenance: David F. Rosenthal, Art and Artifacts of Oceania, San Francisco. Size:

Large Upper Sepik River mask or shield, 20th c., Papua New Guinea, carved wood, woven reed, and adorned with feathers, 45"h x 14"w Provenance: The Estate of Arnold Scaasi, NY

Oceania, 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 b

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden spear portion with a slender shaft, a grip bound with tightly-wrapped and knotted cord, and a th

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. The figure has a simple body, with joined legs, no feet, a narrow torso,

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-made wood and feather whisk with an intricately carved handle and a generous array of cassowa

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Ramu River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting spoon, hand-carved from wood, with a small scoop and an abstract anth

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum with a long body and a handle in the form of an avian bill with a lo

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, mid-20th century CE. A delightful and totemic carving of a large-beaked bird - probably a hornbill - standing on a mask-like human face atop a rounded pede

**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely carved wooden figural "food hook," possibly a female, with red, yellow, cream, and whi

**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden ancestor figure with very thin shell inlays for eyes that give them a startling, glowing appearan

Papua New Guinea Ambunti Mountain Region War Shield. 69 inches H.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved mortar with a shallow, flat bowl at the top and a flat base, its sides decorated with high relief birds and fins, t

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1930s. A hand-carved wooden drum (known as a kundu) of a traditional hourglass shape with an animal skin/hide membrane. The exterior walls