Fragment of a "malagan" panel - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland

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

Papua New Guinea New Ireland Malagan mask, hand carved wood, polychrome decoration, cloth & fiber covering, 14-1/2" h

**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 New Ireland Province Malagan Mandak Funerary ceremonial carved figural sculpture (19th Century) depicting a male tribe member wearing headdress with outstretched arms to each side w

Papua New Guinea New Ireland Tatanua mask, hand carved wood with polychrome geometric decoration, fiber covering, 23" h

Malangan Burial Spirit Figure. Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, late 20th century, carved softwood decorated with natural pigments, natural fibers replicating hair, measuring 53” high x 21”

Antique Club Fragment, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 16'' x 6'' x 4'' (41 x 15 x 10 cm); Height on Stand: 19.5" (50 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Architectural Panel, PNG. Size: 113'' x 18.5'' x 1.25'' (287 x 47 x 3 cm). Carved wood, pigment. Ex Clara Bingham collection.

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

wood ("Alstonia scholaris"), shell inlay ("Turbo Phetolatus opercula"), lime, red ochre, black pigment, hairdo from short cut brush-like plantfibre tufts, which were pressed in blackish mass, thin ver

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

A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Boiken standing figure fragment. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. Figure's leg has broken. Figure 36." ++ Blackwater River Hook figure. Blackwater River. P

Head Mounted by Birds and Snakes, decorated in red, white and black paint, 1st half of the 20th c. The Malangan cycle was used to initiate young men into adulthood, carvings of this type were used in

Large ancestors house panel - Upper Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 150 x 32 cm House panels are used in Papua New Guinea to decorate homes for the cult ceremonies. Imagery on each plat

A group of a Bis Pole Fragment and Indonesian Shield. ++ Bis Pole Fragment. Wood. 1950s. Papua New Guinea/Asmat. 25 7/8" x 5 1/2". With mount: 29" x 8 5/8". Several cracks and repairs. ++ Indonesian S

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FIGURAL ANCESTRAL TOTEM POLE FRAGMENT, ASMAT PEOPLES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, THIRD QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, with reticulated abstract embracing figures painted in

A model outrigger canoe used for ceremonies, from the Tolai people, probably Duke of York Islands, between New Britain and New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, having a polychrome decorated "Tubuan" figure

pre-Contact Oceanic Polynesian Stone Axe head Size 5 3/8 x 3 5/8 inches - Ex Oceanic collector James Barzyk of Chicago, USA. Found in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. From the field collection of Dutch

A New Guinea Shield Fragment. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. 13 1/2" x 42 1/2". Shipping: Shipping for our Collector's Series Ethnographic Auction will be handled by our trusted Shipping Partner UPS S

Two Kwoma Washkuk Palm panels, Kwoma Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe panels painted on palm spathes in native pigments of black, red, yellow and white, one with a pair of opposing faces and linear patter

Two Kwoma Washkuk Palm panels, Kwoma Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe panels painted on palm spathes in native pigments of black, red, yellow and white, one with a face and linear patterns coming from the

Two Men's Cult House Panels, Abelam People, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century. One carved wood, the other paint on board (warped). Young Abelam men and boys traditionally underwent a series of init

The carved and painted wood visage with shell eyes and elaborate headdress of various fibers is attributed to the people of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and their mortuary feast dance. Measu

Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands trading voyages, co