Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting an ancestor standing with feet fused to an integral semicircular p

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one w

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Very large and heavy Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 117 x 31 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation ri

Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 46 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in hon

Old Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 50 cm This old engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A tall standing zoomorphic figure, hand-carved from hardwood, with a characteristically abstract presentation. This anthrop

Old 1.5 Mtr Hornbill Bird Figure With Ancestor Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood, pigments 146 cm This Very Large hornbill sculpture is characterized by a curved beak and is patinated polyc

Large 1mtr ancestor figure - Washkukhills, East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 97 cm Very Large Ancestor statue made wood in classic sinuous abstract form. Provenance: Ex-collection De G

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure depicting a bearded ancestral human wearing a large bird-headed headdress. The

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Abelam peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure standing with wide-spread legs and delinea

**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden ancestor figure with very thin shell inlays for eyes that give them a startling, glowing appearan

**Originally Listed At $125** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Ramu region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mortar for grinding betel nuts. The bowl of the mortar stands atop two identical ant

A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, With fiber twine, shells and feather decoration. H: 50 1/2 W: 8 D: 11 in. Paulian Association Gallery. Purchased by Ann

(2) Ramu River carved wood figures, 19th/20th c., Northern Papua New Guinea, 9"h x 3.5"w x 2.5"d (slightly larger figure) Provenance: The Estate of Mary Ann Van Rensselaer Strong, NYC

Oceanic, Papua New Guinea, 20th century. A carved wood and polychrome ancestor figure and sea bird on staff. Unmarked. Approx. h. 39.875". Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Dick and Betty Ho

A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Having fiber, feathers, twine and cowrie shell ornaments. H: 37 W: 16 D: 18 in. French Gallery in Papeete, Tahiti,

Early -Mid 20th Century Sepik River Totem Papua New Guinea - Possibly Yatmul People with Eagle and Crocodile and Ancestral Figures wood, polychrome, cowrie shells, with fibre and feather decoration. 4

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a chara

**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

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly painted wooden decorative carving of a seated figure. Presenting as a panel and painted on one sid

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Ramu / Upper Keram River, Madang Province, ca. mid-20th century CE. A set of two beautiful ancestral masks, hand-carved from hard wood, each with c

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.