Big food bowl - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago

wood, pigments, shell inlay, black clay like mass, base The term "malagan" refers collectively to a complex series of ceremonies and the visual art forms associated with them. Most of these impressive

wood, encrusted blackish brown patina, slightly hollowed, underside and rim decorated with engraved ornaments, raised round emblem in the centre, plaited band from plant fibre for suspension, slightly

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty / Bismarck Archipelago, Manus Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife (known locally as a gudom

A Papua New Guinea food bowl from Bosman Village, lower Ramu River, Madang Province. Carved wooden bowl with dark painted finish and carved crocodile head handles. Wear to finish, areas of damage to w

**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful wood food bowl hand-carved with twin, openwork handles and heads f

Lot consists of large shell inlaid carved wood food bowl and two mortars with fish design. Also includes ancestor mask and decorative fish and bird carving.

Lot consists of two Sepik river carved wooden suspension food hooks, an Asmat carved wooden food bowl, and an intricate carved and pigmented white Asmat wall panel. 28", 28", 28.75", 33.5"

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West S

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region

wood, feathers, rattan, plant fibre cord, blackish mass, anthropomorphic head on stylized body (legs recognizable in back view), plume of twenty-six trimmed frigate bird feathers, old collection numbe

lime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tat

Massim Oceanic Bird Bowl (mid- 20th Century) Wood Dimensions: 20" (long) x 9" (wide) x 3" (high) Papua New Guinea, Trobiand Islands Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collect

Massim Trobriand Offering Bowl, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 9.25'' x 10.5'' x 10.5'' (23 x 27 x 27 cm). Note: There Ar

A large carved wooden feast bowl with raised tribal motifs and handle grips with incised designs. The Bowl measures 15 inches across x 2 inches deep. Boiken peoples, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Se

Melanesian Carved Wood Bowl, Papua New Guinea, the ovoid boat shaped form carved in relief with stylized forms around the rim. Dimensions: 7 in.h. x 32 in.l. x 32 x 16 in. w.

Ramu River Feast Bowl, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. Size: 3'' x 14.5'' x 6'' (8 x 37 x 15 cm).

Monumental Trobriand Massim Bird-form Feast Bowl, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 70'' x 12'' x 12'' (178 x 3

Massim Trobriand Offering Bowl, Papua New Guinea. Carved and incised wood with long handle and detachable seated figure. Size: 10'' x 14'' x 7'' (25 x 36 x 18 cm). Together with a group of Indonesian

A group of 3 Sepik River style objects. c.20th century. ++ 2 Sawos ceramic bowls Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik river. A) 4 1/2"h x 11 3/4"diam B) 4 1/2"h x 11 5/8"diam ++ Siassi island bowl Papua New

Sawos Peoples, (3) polychromed clay bowls, Papua New Guinea, incised clay with pigments, used for Sago or Kamana, conical shape, approx. 6"h x 13"dia (largest)

2 Massim Trobriand Fish Bowls, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and shell eyes. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 1) 2.5'' x 20.75'' x 8.5'' (6 x

A group of three Oceanic bowls. 20th century. ++ Boiken wooden bowl. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. 4 3/4" x 8 3/4." ++ Marquesas Island carved wooden bowl. Marquesas Island. 4 1/2" x 5 1/2." ++ Siassi ova

Trobriand Island bowl and various implements, Papua New Guinea. Carved wooden feast bowl and spatula with several small staffs and animal forms, all intricate designs. Size: 3'' x 16'' x 7'' (8 x 41 x

Tami Island Trading Bowl. Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/ early 20th C. Carved hardwood. Size: 36.25"W x 17.25"D x 6.5"H (92 x 44 x 17 cm). PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHI