Sold2023Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1930s. A hand-carved wooden drum (known as a kundu) of a traditional hourglass shape with an animal skin/hide membrane. The exterior wallsSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Drum - Avian**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 crestedSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Papuan Massim Wood / Lizard Skin Kundu Drum**Originally Listed At $500** Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A dark wood drum, known as a kundu, with a long,See Sold Price
Sold2018Beautiful 20th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Hand DrumOceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden drum, known as a kundu, with a long, gently curvedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C Papua New Guinea Wood Transformation TotemOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating, hand-carved, transformative wooden totemic figure, depicting a pregnant woman in sexual congress with a crocodiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Carving - Crocodile**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural PanelOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly painted wooden decorative carving of a seated figure. Presenting as a panel and painted on one sidSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C Papua New Guinea Wood Skeletal Trophy HeadOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A large, hand-carved wooden skull - replete with large eye orbitals, a deep nasal cavity, and a gaping toothy grin. In the past, headhunting was aSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Taro StirrerOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A huge, hand-carved wooden stirrer with a delightful relief anthropomorphic face at the base of the paddle. A long, slightly cSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Cane w/ Snake**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 aroundSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood & Coconut Ladle**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 attaSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum with a long body and a handle in the form of an avian bill with a loSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Janaka Wood Adze & Axe**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Janaka Province, Wangi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A wedge-shaped wooden axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outwards, mirroring tSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Sword Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Sword Club Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Trobiand Islands Wood, 45 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Sepik River Wood & Skin DrumOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A sleek wooden drum carved from a single piece of hardwood, with repeating zoomorphic figures and geometric motifs down the sideSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Sepik River Wood & Skin Drum**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A sleek wooden drum carved from a single piece of hardwood, with repeating zoomorphic figures andSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Splash BoardOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A symmetrically-carved light wood splash board with fantastical motifs. On the upper part is a highly abstract face composed of swirls, with two bSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell EyesOceania, 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 wSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Spoon**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Ramu River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting spoon, hand-carved from wood, with a small scoop and an abstract anthSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure w/ Fiber PouchPapua 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 anthropomorphicSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Food Pounder**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Schouten Island, Abelam peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden pounder with a bulbous head and a short handle. The heaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Tall / Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Kararau, Iatmul, ca, early to early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wood figure with cowrie shell eyes and paintSee Sold Price
Sold2024Early / Large Papua New Guinea Wood Bowl w/ Faces**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 fSee Sold Price
Sold2019Papua New Guinea Wood MaskA PNG wood mask, ca. early 20th century, polychorme, lomg nosed, bearded, face surrounded by hair and collared mantle. Old collector's label and number on reverse. Dimensions: 14" H x 6" W; Weight: 3See Sold Price