Sold2023PAPUA NEW GUINEA JUGATE SPIRIT FIGURE, CIRCA 1930Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly concave, on 4 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 9See Sold Price
Sold2022YIPWON FIGURE KARAWARI RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Sculpture in carved wood fabrication. Region of origin: Korewori River area, Middle Sepik, PapuaNew Guinea. The sculpture is a Yipwon figSee 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
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mosquito Man FigurePapua New Guinea Sepik River "Mosquito Man" Figure carved wood and natural pigment depicting man with large proboscis like that of a mosquito, painted with red and white natural pigments.See Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea Sepik River Carved RemnantAn antique Papua New Guinea carved wood Sepik River remnant having an oval face with defined nose and shells in place of eyes with long vertically ascending stalk above.See 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
Sold2020PNG Sepik River Carved Wood Hornbill FigurePapua New Guinea, Sepik River, possibly Yamok village, hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted, mid 20th c. The people of Sepik River have tradSee 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
Sold2017Papua New Guinea Wooden Kneeling Bird FigurePapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood figure, kneeling, with a long, beak-like nose and deep set eyes. Carved as part of his head is another head with widSee 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
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
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Sepik Mindimbit Male Ancestral FigureA Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik River Mindimbit ancestral male figure sculpture carved wood, natural fiber, red ochres pigment, and cowrie shells depicting a male ancestral figure on a small round pliSee 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
Sold2023Antique Papua New Guinea Carved Sepik Spirit BoardDESCRIPTION: Antique Papua New Guinean carved wood Sepik spirit board. Verso features faint writing (possibly an inventory note) and metal bail for hanging. CIRCA: Early 20th Century ORIGIN: Papua NewSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Sepik River Carved TotemA Papua New Guinea Sepik River carved figural totem carved from a single piece of wood depicting many male figures standing one on top of the other interlocking.See Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Yamok Bird Figure SculptureA Papua New Guinea Yamok Sepik River eagle bird figure sculpture having carved wood and black ash, red and yellow ochres and kaolin pigments possibly depicting a Papuan Eagle.See Sold Price
Sold2021LARGE CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGURE, 45.5"HCarved wood ancestor figure, possibly Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, standing figure wearing a mask, decorated with red and black pigments, natural fiber fringe, approx 45.5"h Start Price: $100.00See Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Sepik River Figural Boat ProwA Papua New Guinea Sepik River Pukpuk crocodile boat prow carved wood depicting a stylized crocodile head on the front and a carved ancestral figure on the inside that was once part of the front of aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Figural basket hook, Papua New Guinea, 55"hBasket hook, Kamanibit, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, suspended from rafters in order to hang objects for safekeeping, the carved wood male figure with applied cowrie shell and hair decoration, surroSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet MaskPapua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet Mask (Mid-20th Century)carved wood, natural pigments, cowrie shells depicting spirit figure with polychrome geometric pattern carved and painted on the face.See Sold Price
Sold2022Sepik River "Billy Kiten" Type MaskSepik River Papua New Guinea "Billy Kiten" Type Mask with carved bat figure- carved wood, and polychrome woven cane and cassowary feathers , 24 x 10 x 7"See Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat style war shield (20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front having carved figures atSee Sold Price
Sold2022Papua New Guinea Wood Carved Tribal FiguresPapua New Guinea Wood Carved Traditional Figures including Kore Spirit Figures and Ceremonial pieces. Tallest is 26". Antique, some are in as found condition.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
2 days LeftGlobal Auctions CompanyCarved Wood Polychrome Female Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea Sepik Abelam$250
Jun 08Auktionshaus SchreiberAncestor figure from the Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. 1st half of the 20th century.€100