Crocodile Cult Sculpture - Sepik River -

A group of 3 Pacific Island objects. ++ Paddle in the form of a crocodile. ++ Sepik River style sculpture. ++ Asmat style sculpture.

A middle Sepik River crocodile drum. East Sepik province, Iatmul people, Papua New Guinea.Of typical hourglass shape the handle in the form of a crocodile with scaly back and elongated face with redde

A group of 3 crocodile figure heads. ++ New Guinea crocodile figure. Papua New Guinea. 20th century. ++ Sepik River Crocodile canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.++ Sepik River Crocodile canoe

A group of 3 crocodile figure heads and 1 bowl. ++ Sepik River Crocodile canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.++Sepik River Crocodile canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.++ Kava bowl Fiji

A Carved wooden ancestor effigy with inset cowrie shell eyes, woven rope adornment and an encrusted surface suggesting some age. Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Measures 14.75 inches tall. Prove

Oceanic Sepik River Wood Crocodile Miniature Canoe, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A

Oceanic Sepik River Wood Crocodile Canoe Prow, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custo

A group of three Sepik River polychrome and wood objects. ++ (2) Handheld drums. ++ Doubled headed animal sculpture. PaPua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collect

Massive Crocodile Form Slit Drum, Sepik River, 1st half 20th C, in form of a crocodile, with polychrome and shells (LUCE8229)(LUCE8229) Measurements: 58 L Condition: Condition commensurate with age an

A 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 a

This remarkable wood carved sculpture originates from the tribal rituals of Papua New Guinea, specifically from the Middle Sepik River region, renowned for its rich cultural heritage. Standing an impr

New Guinea tribal carved crocodile mask, 20th c., Upper Sepik River, polychrome paint decorated, with elongated face and openwork superstructure in the form of a lizard, 37"h x 8"w x 7"d Provenance: P

Papua New Guinea early hand-carved stylized ancestral cult hook spirit wood carving, Sepik River Provence. Wood carving mounted on a custom iron base. Natural pigment decoration throughout. Dimension:

Carved "Minja" Cult Figure, Kwoma People, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century. Carved bark. On stand. Such carvings were believed to promote the growth of yams and were use

A 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.

Antique oar or spear handle. Naturalistic colors, cowrie shell eyes. A hand made and decorated Sepik River carved wooden tribal crocodile head, which once formed the handle portion of a native tribal

A 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 pli

A life sized carved wood primitive tribal ceremonial orator chair sculpture, produced by tribal artisans of the Sepik River peoples of Papua New Guinea. A figural work featuring a savi mask with overs

Carved wood "Savi" mask, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, with red, black, and white kaolin pigments, embellished with cowrie shells and feathers, animal tusks protruding from nose, carved wooden crocod

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised r

Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea wood carved Sculpture , 54 inches tall

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodies

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery cult head known as a "wasau" wit

Three wood carved and pigmented drums with tympanums constructed of some kind of reptilian skin (crocodile?). All the pieces exhibit wear consistent with age in the form of scuffs, dings and scratches