Tall 20th C. PNG Sepik River Painted Wood Spear w/ Head

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a chara

A Sepik River Basin Carved and Painted Wood Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Depicting five connected head with one on verso surmounted by a bird. H: 38 W: 15 D: 3 in. The Collection o

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum in the form of a standing anthropomorphic figure with a crested

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Yamok village, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted with natural pigme

Ca. second half 20thC. Good, appears to be complete with no apparent defects or repairs. Please note the HUGE size. These items are used, and may show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surfac

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, possibly Yamok village, hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted, mid 20th c. The people of Sepik River have trad

A Sepik River Tribe Carved and Painted Wood Skull/Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Depicting standing figures with inset eyes surrounded by crocodiles and birds. H: 37 1/4 W: 9 1/4 D:

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine spear and canoe prow ornament, hand-built from several painted bark panels which are fasten

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one w

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

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

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Madang Province, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and finely carved wood mask depicting an elongated human visage donning a fanciful headdress adorned with two lo

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A nice example of a hand-carved wooden trophy hook, also known as a suspension hook. The

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Aibom Village, ca. early 20th century CE. A dramatic terracotta head effigy of a composite animal / human countenance, the face of a triangular form with horn-like exten

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1960. Large ancestor figure. Large, shield shaped, bird-like face.

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A tall sago pounder of a hefty form carved from palm wood with an elongated conical pounder on one end and a

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an extraordinary wooden mask with a lengthy nose that resembles a mosquito! The mask is com

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, mid-20th century CE. This is an enormous woven dance costume, made of rattan fiber, with two faces, one on the chest, and one on the head; the mask is decorated w

**Originally Listed At $150** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a kamana, a ceramic, incised and painted conical bowl used to serve sago, the starchy