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
Sold2015A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, PapuaA 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 AnnSee Sold Price
Sold2018Polychromed Papau New Guinea Ancestor FigureOceanic, Papua New Guinea, 20th century. A carved wood and polychrome ancestor figure and sea bird on staff. Unmarked. Approx. h. 39.875". Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Dick and Betty HoSee Sold Price
Sold2015A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure,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,See Sold Price
Sold2024Lower Sepik River PNG Ancestor FigureLower Sepik River carved wood ancestor figure. Papua New Guinea, 19th - Early 20th century. Standing on a pedestal, with a long nose or beak extending into the stomach and hands at its sides. WearingSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor FigureOceania, 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 sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2016Late 19th C. PNG Painted Wood Ancestor Figure HeadOceania, 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 charaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor FigureOceania, 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 sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2018Tall / Early 20th C. PNG Carved Wood Ancestor FigurePapua 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.See 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
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
Sold201620th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor Figure** 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.See Sold Price
Sold201819th C. PNG Wood Elongated Ancestor Figure MaskPapua New Guinea, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wooden face, elongated, with a curved hole instead of a mouth/chin, and a long nose and deepset eyes below a large forehead. TherSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large & Heavy Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure East SepikVery large and heavy Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 117 x 31 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation riSee Sold Price
Sold2018Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure - East SepikKwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 46 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in honSee Sold Price
Sold2018Old Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure East SepikOld Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 50 cm This old engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies inSee Sold Price
Sold2018Old 1.5 Mtr Hornbill Bird Figure With Ancestor SepikOld 1.5 Mtr Hornbill Bird Figure With Ancestor Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood, pigments 146 cm This Very Large hornbill sculpture is characterized by a curved beak and is patinated polycSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Mindimbit Ancestor Figure SepikLarge Mindimbit ancestor figure - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 2nd half 20th century Wood 50 cm Mindimbit figures are notable for the use of finely detailed carving accentuated with red clay and white limSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large 1mtr Ancestor Figure - Washkukhills, East SepikLarge 1mtr ancestor figure - Washkukhills, East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 97 cm Very Large Ancestor statue made wood in classic sinuous abstract form. Provenance: Ex-collection De GSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. PNG Maprik Wood Ancestor Panel Male, AviansOceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved rectangular wood architectural panel with a central standing male figure wearing aSee Sold Price
Sold2018SAWOS, ANCESTOR FIGURE (MIAN GANDU), PAPUA NEWGUINEA 1st half 20th c. Carved wood, paint, woven fiber Without stand: 94 1/2" x 17" x 9" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York The Sawos people of the Middle Sepik River region of New Guinea aSee Sold Price
201620th C. PNG Wooden Ancestor Carving, ex-ArnovickPapua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1940 CE. A masterful figural group carved from wood and adorned with earth pigments, depicting a smiling male figure, sitting on a stool, with his elbows resting upoSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure depicting a bearded ancestral human wearing a large bird-headed headdress. TheSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor Mask**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. A carved and finely-detailed wooden mask of an ancestor. The face itself has a prominent nose, thin mouth, carved fSee Sold Price
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3 days LeftCapitoliumart s.r.l.Kina necklace carved from a single block of mother-of-pearl. Papua New Guinea, early 20th century. .€160