20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Cane w/ Shell Inlays

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden walking stick or ceremonial staff depicted with an integral serpent winding its way around

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, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphic

A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Having fiber, feathers, twine and cowrie shell ornaments. H: 37 W: 16 D: 18 in. French Gallery in Papeete, Tahiti,

A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, With fiber twine, shells and feather decoration. H: 50 1/2 W: 8 D: 11 in. Paulian Association Gallery. Purchased by Ann

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, central Papua New Guinea, Wahgi Valley, Mount Hagen, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden bowl of a massive size with a rounded but stable

**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

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A coconut half-shell ladle or dipper with a hand-carved wooden handle. The handle is atta

A Ramu River Area Mask. Wood, shell, tortoise shell earrings, fiber, and raffia. 20th century. Papua New Guinea. 28" x 11" x 8". Condition: Shedding of raffia. Some shells are cracked and broken. Prov

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodies

hollowed coconut shell, wood, red, black and white pigment, pierced handle in the shape of a fish, the handle was inserted through a hole in the ground of the shell and fixed by plant fibre and parina

**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful wood food bowl hand-carved with twin, openwork handles and heads f

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River province, North Coast, Boiken peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful and vibrant wooden ceremonial mask featuring fiber cords and cowrie shells. The

TRIBAL: Three Decorative Masks from Liberia and Papua New Guinea, 20th C., wood, metal, fiber, shell, all made for a tourist market, including: Dan mask with large tubular eyes, metal tacks, cloth hea

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

Wood, shells. Papua New Guinea, Mid-Late 20th C. Height: 38 3/4", Length:10 1/4", Width: 1 1/2". A figural basket hook made of carved hardwood. Black finish and cowry shell eyes.

20th Century; Gogodala people, Papua New Guinea The polychromed wood headdress adorned with feathers mounted on metal base 14" H x 6.375" W x 7" D approximately

Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th Century. Made of wood, straw, shell and feather by the Latmul people, Middle Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Used as a dance costume or on the wall of a ceremonial hou

Early -Mid 20th Century Sepik River Totem Papua New Guinea - Possibly Yatmul People with Eagle and Crocodile and Ancestral Figures wood, polychrome, cowrie shells, with fibre and feather decoration. 4

Wood, grass, cowry shells. Papua New Guinea, 20th C. Height: 50", Width: 13 1/2", Depth: 7 1/2". A large standing female figure carved from hardwood. Large cowry shell eyes and rust colored grass neck

Upper Karawari River, Southern margins of the Sepik, Yuma Papua New Guinea, late 19th / early 20th century; wood and shell; accompanied by documentation and appraisal 97 x 14 in. (246.4 x 35.6 cm.)

Massim carved wood figure, 20th c., Papua New Guinea, incised linear designs, 17.5"h x 3.75"w x 5.5"d

Group (3) Oceanic carved wood paddles, 20th c., Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu, one example polychrome decorated, 68"l x 7.5"w (largest), 47"l x 4"w (smallest)

Papua New Guinea, Sepic Region, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A mesmerizing wooden flute stopper with a janiform face at the bottom featuring 4 cowrie shell eyes (2 on each face) and a lizard-like crea