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New Guinea CharmCarved marupai charm with face of an animal, possibly a pig. First half 20th century. Made from dwarf coconut. 4 inches long. Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid

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War charm, around 1880 - Papua New Guinea - Bismarckwood, 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

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Marupai CharmPapua New Guinea Baby coconut, 12,5 cm Provenance: Eugène Brands, Amsterdam (1963) Helena "Leo" Rubbens, Amsterdam (received as a gift by the former) Since by descent

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A Fine Ramu River Hunters CharmA highly stylized carved wooden effigy with an avian finial from the Ramu River in the Madang Province of New Guinea. Small figures like this one were kept in bilum bags and used by men during hunting

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Papua New Guinea Yipwon Ancestor CarvingIatmul People, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea 1960s or later. Carved think openwork abstract Yipwon type charm used to promote successful hunting. Big and decorativeSize: 35-3/4" H + custom mount. Pro

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Ramu River Hunters CharmA highly stylized carved wooden effigy from the Ramu River in the Madang Province of New Guinea. Small figures like this one were kept in bilum bags and used by men during hunting and for magic purpos

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Standing male "malagan" figure - Papua New Guinea -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

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Papua New Guinea Abelam Wooden Figure of a ManPapua New Guinea Abelam Wooden Figure of a Man With shell eyes, decorated with red and black pigments. Height of figure 35 inches (88.9 cm)

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New Guinea Wosera LintelWosera, New Guinea lintel, complete and intact. Wosera people, Middle Sepik Region. Decorated in polychrome red, yellow, white and black traditional paints. Line of eleven clan ancestor depictions in

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Helmet mask "tatanua" - Papua New Guinea - Bismarcklime 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

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

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Neck rest, 19th century - Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf - Tami Islandswood, blackish brown patina, A noteworthy detail is the legs and feet of the kneeling caryatid figures, which are integrated into the sides of the flat base plate. This feature is found specifically i

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New Guinea Ancestor FigureNew Guinea, ca. late 19th - early 20th century. A fine carved early Sepik hook figure. Custom base. MEASUREMENTS Height: 15 inches / 38 cm SHIPPING $35 flat-rate shipping in the continental U.S. (insu

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Karem River, Papua New Guinea, carved wood shield, theKarem River, Papua New Guinea, carved wood shield, the face or mask standing out 1"-2" in relief, the zigzag designs all over quite extensive and dramatic optically, the back with its shield's handle

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YIPWON FIGURE KARAWARI RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Sculpture in carved wood fabrication. Region of origin: Korewori River area, Middle Sepik, PapuaNew Guinea. The sculpture is a Yipwon fig

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AN ADMIRALTY ISLANDS NEW GUINEA FRIGATE BIRD BOWLThe 18th/19th century carved wood feast bowl attributed to the Melansian People of Admiralty Island, Papua, New Guinea the bird form with pronounced head and openwork 'wing' handles, raised on four in

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

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"Brag" spirit mask - Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik,wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spir

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Replacement skull "kus" - Papua New Guinea, Asmatiron wood, brown patina, deep hollowed eye sockets inlaid with red seeds pressed into clay-like mass, pierced septum with wooden stick, handwritten numbers "70" and "1933" on the bottom, min. dam., cr

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Yam cult figure "minja" - Papua New Guinea, East Sepikwood, colour pigments, feathers, custom mount "Minja" figures were used in ceremonies to aid in hunting and yam fertility. Newton reports that the Kwoma regard the "minja" figures as representations o

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Spirit board "gope" - Papua New Guinea - Golf, Purariwood, brown patina, remains of red and white pigment, carved in flat relief with the face of an ancestor spirit in the centre, holes on either side, old collection number "M 173" backside, slightly da

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Joseph Yoakum. Mt. Carstensz Netherlands New Guinea.Joseph Yoakum. Mt. Carstensz Netherlands New Guinea. 1964. Not signed. Titled and dated. Ink and graphite on paper. Paper has been backed to preserve from large loss at top center and top right corner

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IATMUL, MASK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA20th c. Carved wood, shells 31" x 8" x 4" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York There are mask-making villages all along the Sepik, but the Middle River is the most densely populated with over

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Africa New Guinea, Abelam Wood Sculpture.Africa New Guinea, Abelam Wood Sculpture. Size 29 1/2 inches high. 11 1/4 inches wide. + mount. Large wood scultpure depicting two faces painted in blue white and red color. Custom mounted on Metal st

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