Massive Abelam Initiation Mask, Maprik, Papua New

Abelam Initiation Baba Tagwa Mask, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Woven and painted plant fiber. Size: 27'' x 31'' x 17'' (69 x 79 x 43 cm).

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

Abelam Yam Mask Maprik region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. Size 7 inches high. + mount. Woven rattan mask for the yam festival, with circular eyes and radiating openwork composing fa

Old Yam Mask - Abelam - Maprik Area - Eastern Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 37 cm Embossed wooden mask with black, red and yellow pigment. It was collected around 1960. The cheeks and forehead are

Papua New Guinea Rattan Yam Ceremony Mask 20th century Abelam People, Maprik Village, East Sepik River Region Height 17 1/2 inches Estimate $400-600 Areas of loose weave and wear, surface dirt through

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in c

**Originally Listed At $3500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik / Wosera area, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive wood carved lintel depicting six round, carved, anthro

Abelam Mask, Papua New Guinea. Polychrome carved wooden head with two fertility birds on top. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 29'' x 9'' x 5'' (74 x 23

10 Abelam Masks. Papua New Guinea. Woven fiber. Largest size: 45'' x 21.75'' x 10'' (114 x 55 x 25 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction

A Fine Abelam men's house carving, Abelam, Maprik region; Papua New GuineaThe figure with large head and high raised brow with ridge indicating headgear, with classical Abelam features such as long th

Abelam Karawut Mouth Mask, Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. Karawut (also karahut or kara'ut), is a type of body adornment that is in a rough human body shape which is two dimensional aside from the el

Group of Abelam Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Size: Lengths ranging from 3.5'' (9 cm) to 12'' (30 cm).

Abelam Tribal Mask From Papua New Guinea C1960s. Twisted Braided Coil Weave. Coloured With Natural Pigments Yellowish Ochre, White And Reddish Brown. Abelam Tribal Masks Are Not Worn But Used In Yam P

A Maprik Abelam standing figure. Mid 20th century. Maprik Abelam. Papua New Guinea. Approximately 105" x 10."

Papua New Guinea Helmet Mask. Baba (bapa) helmet mask, Abelam/Wosera, Papua New Guinea, Fiber and pigment remnants. Mid 20th C. 15" H x 10" x 12" D. These masks are used to chase non-initiates, women

Group of Abelam Carved Cassowary Daggers, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Ranging in size from: 7.25'' x 1'' x .25'' (18 x 3 x 1 cm) to 14'' x 2'' x 2'' (36 x 5 x 5

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, West Yangoru area, Abelam culture, ca. 1920s CE. A large, anthropomorphic woven mask - with round eyes surrounded by distinctive concentric ovoid forms, a curved, protrud

Large Abelam polychrome figural pole, Maprik region, Papua New Guinea, circa mid-20th century, approx. 122"h. Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California)

An Abelam Wood Spirit Shield Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea Height 51 inches (129.5 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1920-2018), gifted 1984.

An Abelam Wood Suspension Hook Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century Height 33 1/2 inches (85 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1

An early Abelam wall mask, upper Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea. Measure 18" Tall. Private Individual Mo. Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping information, and request any condition repor

A yam mask, Papua New Guinea, Abelam, 20th century. 40"h x 22 1/2"w x 13"d (w/box).Provenance: Collection of William Leazer and William Swann. Dallas, TX.Condition: The absence of a condition statemen

An Abelam bark panel, Abelam people, Maprik hills, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.The rectangular panel made of two large pieces of bark (possibly on full sheet that split while being prepared)

An Abelam carving, Abelam people, Maprik hills, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.The tear-drop shaped carving in low relief with flat back, depicting a central head surrounded by bird imagery. Br