ASMAT, P.N.G., CARVED, ANCESTOR MASK

ASMAT, P.N.G., CARVED, PAINTED AND SHELL MOUNTED ANCESTOR MASK. HEIGHT 28" (IMPERFECTIONS)

Ca. second half 20thC. Good, appears to be complete with no apparent defects or repairs. Please note the HUGE size. These items are used, and may show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surfac

Asmat Mask. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment. Size: 17" x 8" x 5" (43 x 20 x 13 cm).

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

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. 1950 CE. Masks of this type were created to honor deceased ancestors and were thought to contain their sprits. Nicely carved and beautifully painted with trad

An Indonesian Papua Asmat carved ancestor canoe sculpture, carved wood and natural paint pigment depicting a scaled sepik river canoe with human figures rowing.

This Oceanic/Pacific carved ancestor mask, possibly a bull roarer, is from Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Region. There is carving on both sides, red ochre paint highlights. Pre-WW11 item brought back

SEPIK RIVER NECKREST PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood, snail shell and vegetal fibre, with relief carved ancestor masks to the ends, the reverse with incised design a

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.

An Asmat ancestor body mask of knotted bark, feathers, sago leaf and cowrie shells. Used to cover the relative of a deceased ancestor during a ritual ceremony to help guide the spirit to the Safan. 63

DESCRIPTION: Middle Sepik carved and polychrome ancestor mask. Stylized with cowrie shells, hook nose, incised mouth, and netted raffia around chin. 20th century. PROVENANCE: From the Saul and Florenc

GURO, IVORY COAST, CARVED WOOD ANCESTOR MASK. HEIGHT 18 1/4"

One is a carved tribal ancestor mask from East timor est. late 19th/early 20th C and likely made to wear, remnants of tattoos on forehead. The other is an Indonesian souvenir mask with real tusks (lik

Asmat Shield, PNG. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 76'' x 14'' x 1'' (193 x 36 x 3 cm).

Four wood carved ancestor flute masks from the Ramu river of Papua New Guinea. The masks would be attached to flutes for ornament in ceremonies. Some chips and cracks present. 14"-27"

Middle 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"

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

NEW GUINEA, CARVED AND PAINTED ANCESTOR MASK. HEIGHT 14"

SEPIK RIVER, PNG, CARVED AND PAINTED ANCESTOR PANEL. HEIGHT 23"

Rare Antique Abelam Wooden Yam Mask, PNG. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 7'' x 3.5'' x 2'' (18 x 9 x 5 cm). Stand Not Included. Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Two Lower Sepik canoe prows. Lower Sepik River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the prows with well-carved ancestor head in mask-like style terminating in a reptilian head possibl

Asmat Sago Tray, PNG. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 38'' x 16'' x 3'' (97 x 41 x 8 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden

Carved in the style of a Sepik River culture ancestor mask. Carved masqueron above face, figural crocodile at chin, with applied cowrie shell and grass accents. Condition commensurate with age. 26"H x

Two antique masks from Papua New Guinea: one well carved Murik Lakes ancestor mask. Red paint likely a retouching or later addition. One mask of face with bird on forehead, thick, aged patina, pierced