Sold2022Abelam Ancestor Figure, PNGAbelam Ancestor Figure, PNG. Carved wood and pigment. On base. Size: 10.25'' x 1'' x 1.25'' (26 x 3 x 3 cm).See 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
Sold2020Sepik Phallic Ancestor Figure, PNG, Early/Mid 20th C.,Sepik Phallic Ancestor Figure, PNG. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber, cloth. Size: 36'' x 5.5'' x 6'' (91 x 14 x 15 cm). Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Note: There Are No Hidden or ConfidentialSee Sold Price
Sold2022Abelam Ancestor Figure, Papua New GuineaAbelam Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and pigment. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 18'' x 5'' x 5.5'' (46 x 13 x 14 cm); HeighSee Sold Price
Sold20222 Old Mimika Ancestor Figures, PNG2 Old Mimika Ancestor Figures, PNG. Including a transitional style example. Size: 1) 11.5'' x 3'' x 4'' (29 x 8 x 10 cm); 2) 14.5'' x 4'' x 4'' (37 x 10 x 10 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2022Abelam Spirit Figure, PNGAbelam Spirit Figure, PNG. Size: 61.25'' x 8.5'' x 4'' (156 x 22 x 10 cm); height on stand: 61.5 '' (156 x cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.See Sold Price
Sold2022Maprik Abelam PNG Figure with Store Receipt, Pre 1950"sStanding about 37.5" Tall. Sold by a famous Ohio tribal antique dealer, now deceased. This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. TSee Sold Price
Sold20173 PNG Ancestor Figures3 PNG Ancestor Figures. Oceania. Carved wood. Largest size: 31.75'' x 11'' x 11.5'' (81 x 28 x 29 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction.See Sold Price
Sold2022Impressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNGImpressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNG. Ancestor figure handle over flaring wide pounder. On stand. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson Oceanic Art; ex Michael Grebainer Collection, Brisbane, CA.See Sold Price
Sold2018Huge 20th C. PNG Abelam Woven Ancestor MaskOceania, 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. TheSee 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
Sold2020Monumental PNG Standing Male Ancestor FigureMonumental PNG Standing Male Ancestor Figure. Carved wood with paint decoration, cowrie shells, mud, and hair. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. With metal base. Size: 86'' x 15'' x 10'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
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
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
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
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
Sold2022Headrest, Lake Sentani, PNG (Pupuan Side)Stylized CrocodileHeadrest, Lake Sentani, PNG (Pupuan Side)Stylized crocodile form with a male and female ancestor figure placed at the head and the tail. Incised scroll design, typical of the Lake Sentani Region carveSee Sold Price
Sold2021Sepik River Region Atl Spear Thrower, PNGSepik River Region Atl Spear Thrower with carved ancestor figure counterweight. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tribal Art, November 18, 1997, Lot 302. Size: 38'' x 4'' x 2'' (97 x 10 x 5 cm). Note: TSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Superb Tami Islands Paddle, Huon Gulf, MorobeA Superb Tami Islands Paddle, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, PNG. Cylindical handle with chalk filled finely carved pommel and blade with high relief ancestor figure. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, TribSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Papau New Guinea Sculptures2 Papau New Guinea Sculptures. A Ramu River "Hook" figure with repeated Hornbill bird beaks and anthropomorphic form; and a carved Abelam peoples panel, ancestor faces and bird forms. Ranging in sizeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Huge / Early 20th C. PNG Maprik Wood Ancestral FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitaliaSee Sold Price
Sold20161950s PNG Iatmul Carved Wooden Ancestor HeadMiddle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1950 CE. Elongated solid carved head with long forehead, inset eyes once with shell inlay, prominent nose with flared nostrils. A very striking figure! Size: 12.25"See 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
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