Rare Amulet Mask Carved from a Galip Nut Iatmul Sepik

Rare Amulet Mask Carved from a Galip Nut Iatmul - Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950 Nut Canarium tree, glass beads, casuari feathers 4,5 cm It was made by an old man in Tambunum village (Iatmul village, mid

Title: Rare amulet mask carved from a galip nut (from the Canarium tree) - Iatmul - Sepik - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: Mid 20th century Materials: Nut Canarium tree, glass beads, casuari feathers

Rare miniature facial - mask depiction, hand-carved from a Galip nut. Hollowed back. Amulets like this example were attached to bags, belts and sacred flutes. Wear from long tribal use. Early to Mid 2

Lot of four small Papua New Guinea carved works, including Sepik River styled amulet mask with desk stand, spirit figurine, horse carving, and Massim maternal figure. 6"-8.5".

Papua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet Mask (Mid-20th Century)carved wood, natural pigments, cowrie shells depicting spirit figure with polychrome geometric pattern carved and painted on the face.

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks, including: two of mei form from the Iatmul; together with Sepik River mask with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included);

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks, including: two of mei form from the Iatmul; together with Sepik River mask with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included);

IATMUL (MWAI) MASKPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, Iatmul People, first half 20th century. Polychrome decorated carved wood mask having oblong face with elongated zoomorphic nose below a f

Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, first quarter of the 20th century CE. Rare and quite exceptional carved wooden mask from the lower Sepik River. Long carved wooden panel with large raised forehea

A elongated and exaggerated carved wood and painted "Mwai Mask" Iatmul peoples, Middle Sepik River, Papua new Guinea, South Pacific.Mai (or mwai) masks, were used by teachers in the young men's initia

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 2nd half 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 31 cm Additional Info: Carved wooden spirit mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. This mas

A Papua New Guinea ceremonial mask from the Iatmul people in Kandangai Village, Sepik River, Mid Sepik Province. Carved wooden mask with Black painted finish, featuring large protruding eyes with inse

Lower Sepik River Papua New Guinea Amulet Mask. Hand-crafted leaf-shaped mask with silver painted eyes, a handle-shaped nose, a small opening for the mouth, with a carved bird in flight at the top, an

Mwai nose Mask - Iatmul - Middle Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 36 cm Carved wooden spirit (Mwai) mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. Nice bow-shaped extension

Sepik River New Guinea Polychrome Mask Shield, carved double stacked mask shield in remnant red, white and yellow polychrome paint patterned decoration, 57"H, baring a tag reading "Extremely rare Sepi

Papua New Guinea, probably lower Sepik River region, ca. 1940s. A beautifully carved wooden mask of an elongated ovoid form with incised eyes, 'skin' meticulously incised with stylized geometric and l

2 PNG Masks Iatmul and Keram. Sepik River region, Oceania. Carved wood, fiber, shell, pigment. Largest Size: 24'' x 7'' x 6'' (61 x 18 x 15 cm).

Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly concave, on 4 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 9

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A highly-detailed set of two carved wooden trophy heads, each with fine facial details and painted mask-like face in hu

20th c. Carved wood, shells 31" x 8" x 4" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York There are mask-making villages all along the Sepik, but the Middle River is the most densely populated with over

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Asia, possibly Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Rare mask in helmet carved from a single piec

Indonesia, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. Early and quite rare theater mask of carved deep brown wood. Expressive face with long rows of plaited hair, deep flames coming out of his eyebrows and fr

A finely carved and exceedingly rare mask from the Southern Lozi peoples on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Carved wood embedded with old glass seed beads and a undeniable well handled surface pati

A very uncommon and rare carved wooden mask with dramatic facial features. The mask measures 15 x 8.75 inches ( 17 inches tall on its own display stand) Pere peoples Eastern Congo, Africa. - Fine and