PNG Sepik River Crocodile Mask

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, 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

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. 1950 CE. Masks of this type were created to honor deceased ancestors and were thought to contain their sprits. Nicely carved and beautifully painted with trad

Sepik River Region Spirit House Mask, Papua New Guinea. From the village of Kuvenemas on the Blackwater River, a tributary of the Sepik River. Size: 28.5'' x 11'' (72 x 28 cm).

Papua New Guinea wood Mask, Mbando Village, Lower Sepik River, early 20th C., with typical curvilinear designs, with animal totem atop. cf: Original gallery label from Australia attached. Dimensions:

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, maker unknown, ca. 1940s. A large yena yam mask made from woven plant fibers, probably the roots of a mangrove tree, adorned with earth pigments of red and white

Ancestor Spirit (Tumbuna) Mask, PNG, Middle Sepik River. Wood, pigment; wicker; plant fibers; cowrie shells; guine hen feathers. Size: 20" x 10.5" x 3.5" (51 x 27 x 9 cm).

New Guinea tribal carved crocodile mask, 20th c., Upper Sepik River, polychrome paint decorated, with elongated face and openwork superstructure in the form of a lizard, 37"h x 8"w x 7"d Provenance: P

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

Carved wood "Savi" mask, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, with red, black, and white kaolin pigments, embellished with cowrie shells and feathers, animal tusks protruding from nose, carved wooden crocod

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

Middle Sepik River Valley Tumbuan Woven Mask, PNG 20th C., Tumbuan dance mask (body mask), woven plant fiber and pigment, 68"H including grass skirt

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).

Middle Sepik River Area, Latmul people, 19th c. Canoe Prow of a Crocodile head with ancestral figure, mask and small full-body crocodile, all with scarring marks, crudely cut from a canoe, roughly 37"

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

Carved in the style of a Sepik River culture ancestor mask. Carved masqueron above face, figural crocodile at chin, with applied cowrie shell and grass accents. Condition commensurate with age. 26"H x

Crocodile-Shaped Prow, carved wood, conus shell, traces of pigment, Iatmul people, Papua New Guinea, Mindimbit village, Middle Sepik River. The prows of the large latmul war canoes were fashioned as h

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell and covered with a tightly woven fiber a

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

A Lower Sepik drum, Sepik or Ramu River, Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical hourglass form, the drum with rounded handle and two stylized mask-like figures, the upper and lower quadrants wit

Two Papua New Guinea ceremonial masks from Bosman Village, lower Ramu River, Madang Province. Carved wooden masks with dark painted finish and crocodile head at forehead and chin. Some wear to finish,

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

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

Carved wooden mask with red and white pigment, elongated form, flat back. Approx. 35 1/2" L, 5" W, 3" D.