Murik Lakes Figural Food Hook,

Papua New Guinea figural food hook wood carving, 35.5"h x 9.5"w

**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

New Guinea Chambri Lakes Janus Face Food Suspension Hook, Carved wood and pigment. Size: 18.25'' x 9'' x 4'' (46 x 23 x 10 cm). Height on stand: 20" (51 cm).

Seven wood carved sculptures from Papua New Guinea. Includes two Murik Lakes figures, three Ramu figures, two Sepik river figures. Some wear of patina, chips, and splits present throughout. 7.5"-13"

Muruk (Murik) Lakes region Slit Drum from New Guinea. Features elaborate figural and curvilinear decoration with polychrome embellishments. Comes with a striking stick or wand. Measures 60" x 13" x 11

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with extensive polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and woul

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and would be suspe

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wood "food hook", that is guaranteed not a tourist piece! A (female?) figure, painted red with cream and blac

A large Papua New Guinea food hook from Kandangai Village, Sepik River, East Sepik Province. Carved wooden figure with dark painted finish, featuring a standing male with inset spiral carved shell eye

Western Great Lakes Figural Catlinite Pipe Bowl ca 1900 T-shaped, with the bowl carved into a human head; stem of bowl inscribed with arrows; keel pierced through length 5 inches x height 2-1/4 inches

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 Food Hook Yenischenmangua Village, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900) carved wood 26 cm high PROVENANCE Wayne Heathcote, Sydney Acquired from a

Late 19th Century. Steel blade in the form of a woman with brass and inlaid wood shoes and stockings. Incised detail including hair, flower and earrings. Polished. 12.75"h.

Impressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNG. Ancestor figure handle over flaring wide pounder. On stand. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson Oceanic Art; ex Michael Grebainer Collection, Brisbane, CA.

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden "food hook" in the form of an abstract mask-like visage with bold features, with a petite stylized figure, who intrigu

Sepik River Basin carved and painted wood food hook. 38" high, 15" wide. Condition: paint wear, loss. Provenance: collection of Ann and Norman Roulet.

Rare Sticking Tommy Cast Iron Jam / Hearth Figural Hook w/ Flat-Bottomed Bird - cutout tail feathers, curly-cue perch, 7" H.

Old Murik Lakes Canoe Mask Carving on Stand 22''x6''. A canoe mast carved wood fragment with remnants of its original red paint. Early to mid 20th century, Papua New Guinea.

Large richly carved out sacred house food hook figure 160 cm - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 160 cm This type of food hooks, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult

A Murik Lakes painted face mask. First half of 20th century. Murik Lakes. Papua New Guinea. 17" x 7 1/2."

A group of 6 porcelain limoges hand painted pill boxes shaped like food. All are marked Limoges France. Some include painters initials. Includes pepper, peanut, apple slice, eggplant, fruit basket, an

Sticking Tommy Cast Iron Jam / Hearth Figural Hook w/ Bird - cutout tail feathers, curly-cue perch, 7 1/2" H.

Large Sacred House Food Hook Figure 136 Cm Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 136 cm Beautiful type of food hook, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooks

ASSORTED BRASS AND COPPER ARTICLES, LOT OF 11, including fish and example with two rabbits. 20th century. Fish 12 1/2" L. From the Ann Connor C. Jones collection, Winston-Salem, NC.