Massim people carved splashboard (lagim)

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

Trobriand Islands Massim Canoe Splashboard, PNG. Carved and painted wood with scrolling avian head design elements, classic form. On stand. Size: 10.5'' x 20.5'' x 1.5'' (27 x 52 x 4 cm). Height on st

**Originally Listed At $225** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 1940s CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula. Th

Estate Collection of Ethnographic Artifacts, Various Cultures: Papua New Guinea, Tribal Bayonet, Indonesian carved wood statue, Massim splashboard, Trobriand islands, carved wood accented with white p

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime

TROBRIAND ISLAND CLUB, L 46'' A TROBRIAND CLUB MOST LIKELY CREATED BY THE MASSIM PEOPLE. THE CLUB HAS A LONG, FLAT BLADE WITH CARVED GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, EMPHASIZED BY WHITE EARTH PIGMENT.

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the sh

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown hue with a round but stable base, expan

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A finely-preserved bowl of a wide form, hand-carved from dense wood of an espresso-brown hue.

A very old hand carved and well used wooden bowl with elaborate tribal motifs around the edges, interlocking designs with serpents and geometric forms. Massim peoples, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Gui

**Originally Listed At $175** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Goodenough Island, Diodio village, Massim peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden spatula used to obtain powdered lime

A Fine Massim Canoe splashboard; Trobriand Islands, Massim Region, Milne bay province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form the double lobed board with elaborate curvilinear motifs deeply carved on the su

Lot of five Papua New Guinea canoe carvings, including large painted Massim splashboard, weathered with some water damage, Humboldt Bay figurative canoe prow, finely carved Kula canoe prow, Kula wave

Two Massim Carved Stone Bunukwa Figures, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 1) 2.5'' x 4'' x 2'' (6 x 10 x 5 cm); 2) 3.25'' x

Baule People, carved female 'waka snan' figure, Ivory Coast, carved wood with dark patina, standing with hands clasped over the groin, scarification on face and belly, and hair in a domed coiffure, 16

Massim carved wood figure, 20th c., Papua New Guinea, incised linear designs, 17.5"h x 3.75"w x 5.5"d

Carved hardwood bed or chaise, Senufo people, West Africa, platform comprised of a single board, with integral headrest, on tapering supports, approx 20.5"h, 93"l, 25.5"w

Ivory coast. Djimimi people. Carved wooden mask with long ears and lonf beak. Red pigmentation. Ornate with spikes. 44x26x14 cm (17,1x10,1x5,5 inch) 1534 gr. (53,69 oz). The Djimini (also spelt Dyimin

Ivory coast. Djimimi people. Carved wooden statue. 35x10x9 cm (13,6x3,9x3,5 inch) 774 gr. (27,09 oz). GUEYE MUSTAPHA COLLECTION. The Djimini (also spelt Dyimini) people of Côte d’Ivoire belo

A West African mask, originating from the Chokwe people in Angola, a significant cultural artifact that holds deep cultural and spiritual meaning within the Chokwe society. These masks play an essenti

Luba People, carved wood mask, 20th c., DR Congo, polychrome decoration, 10.5"dia Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC

Mangbetu People Carved Wood Portrait Bust Artifact. Size: 7"H x 2.5"W x 2"D

Ivory Coast Baule People Carved Wood Figural Seat. Spotted cat-like animal figure to one; the long and narrow seat on two block feet; incised circle decoration throughout. West Africa. {Approximate di

Carved wood stool in form of leopard holding an animal in its mouth. Baule people, Ivory Coast. Mid 20th C. (Approx. 12 1/2" x 37" x 10").