20th C. PNG Wooden Ancestor Shrine Carving

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely and large carved wooden ancestor head which rests on an integral, heart-shaped base. A diamond-shaped neck pr

Papua 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 upo

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably New Ireland, ca. early 20th century CE. A large wooden carving of a large head above a smaller head, both with round, staring eyes. In

Central Asia, India, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden panel depicting a female Jamuna (river goddess), crowned, holding lotus blossom attributes. A cobra winds sinuously around her bod

Chinese red paint-decorated and parcel-gilt ancestor shrine, 20th century, the pagoda shaped roof surmounted by a carving of the sun flanked by snarling dragons above the body carved with figures, flo

ANCESTOR MASK African wooden mask, 20th century fine ancestor mask, nice carving The Igbo (Ibo) are living in a wide area in the southeast of Nigeria. They are mostly farmers. They created a great var

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.

Papua 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. Ther

**Originally Listed At $300** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A heavy wooden figure of a crouching woman with long arms that she is using to leverage herself from the

African folk art wood carved colonial soldier in uniform, probably French, late 19th or early 20th century. Wooden carving later mounted as a lamp. Approximately 13.875 x 5.75 x 3.875 in.

Early 20th c wooden carving of a man reading signed F Kitak, good detail, length 8 1/2", ht 10 1/2"

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall standing ancestor figure from Timor, Indonesia, carved from a single piece of light-brown hardwood. The figure displays spread legs

**Originally Listed At $175** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Goodenough Island, Diodio village, Massim peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden spatula used to obtain powdered lime

Title: 20thc wooden seagull carving wall piece with original paint Dimensions:6” high. 4 3/4” long. Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $10.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. International: Fo

A group of 3 Benin objects. 20th century. ++ Benin wooden shrine altar to the hand. Nigeria, Benin. Late 19th/20th century. ++Brass Benin style pendant with six figues. ++ Benin style teracotta head P

Early 20th century gilt wooden carving of a family of five foo dogs mounted atop a carved rose wood base. Measures: 18" L x 11-1/2" W x 33-1/2" H. From a Miami Beach estate. Local Pick Up or Third Par

This is a charming and unusual antique carved sculpture of Mary and Baby Jesus dating to the early 20th century. The wooden carving is rendered in fine detail. - 3 7/8" tall

Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure sta

**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eni

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik/Wosera area, ca. early 20th century CE. A massive woven mask representing an ancestor, with a huge, avian-like nose curved into a hook form. The

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yaka peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine and hand-carved wooden shrine figure from the Yaka people of central Afr

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Ghana, Adan people, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved abstract wooden figure, depicting what looks like a human carrying a basket on her or his head. Painted ha

**Originally Listed At $250** Northern Australia, Bathurst Island, Aboriginal peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A group of three hand-carved wooden tools, each resembling an abstract zoo

Papua New Guinea, 20th century, Nggwalndu Maprik ancestor carving of a man with a hornbill on his head. Approximate dimensions: h. 43", w. 7.25" Provenance: The Collection of Jerome and Bridget Dobson