Old Archaic New Guinea Yangoru Boiken Woven Talipun Bride Price

Old Archaic New Guinea Yangoru Boiken Woven Talipun Bride Price. Provenance: Old New York collection, Note "JJ" lettering attached to the back. Size: 13'' x 5'' x 3'' (33 x 13 x 8 cm). Height on stand

Papua New Guinea, Yangoru village, Boiken peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful talipun (literally "bride price payment") comprised of a woven circular medallion attached to the termi

A Very fine and rare Talipun, bride price. Consisting of a wonderful spiral sea shell and a woven rattan grass and Cassowary bird feather adornment. Boiken people, Papua New Guinea. Complete example w

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Boiken area, ca. mid 20th century CE. A woven mask-like item called a talipun, unique to the coastal Boiken region of northern Papua New Guinea. This item was made to be use

Iatmul woven fiber and shell brides headdress, Middle Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea. Openwork headdress with dome shaped cap and long triangular flap along back. The thick woven fiber is covere

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

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. The boards are often made from the remains of an enemy's canoe. Gope boards have a

A Biwat Mask Yuat River, Papua New Guinea, c. 1900 Carved wood with black, red-orange, and white natural pigments, a woven basketry flange with loops around perime

GOULD (JOHN) AND RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands, Including Many New Species Recently Discovered in Australia, 25 original parts, FIRST EDITION, 320 han

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

Papua 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)

Wosera, 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

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

Ca. early 20thC. Tapa, cane, pigments, chicken feathers. Very good original condition as shown with no major loss or apparent repairs. Elema conical style masks are worn by initiates during festivals

Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Old New York Sales Tax Stickers. The Merry Lute Player. Empty Glass Bottle Size 4/5 Quart bottled By James & Bean

Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Old New York Sales Tax Stickers. Charles 1. Empty Glass Bottle Size 4/5 Quart bottled By James & Bean

Artist: GOULD, John (1804-1881) and HART, William Matthew (1830-1908)Title: Sauromaystis GaudichaudiPublisher: London: Henry SotheranPublication: The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Island

Artist: GOULD, John (1804-1881) and HART, William Matthew (1830-1908)Title: Oriolus Decipiens, Sclater.Publisher: London: Henry SotheranPublication: The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Isl

AN IATMUL NATURALISTICALLY OVERMODELED AND PAINTED HUMAN SKULL, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the finely modeled clay covered skull with portrait like facial features flank

Totem board, 2 spears and Bracelet, Papua- New-Guinea, middle Sepik territory, around 1890-1900, board with flat carving and remainsancient cold painting, L. approx. 120cm; 2 spears L. approx. 220cm;

Antique hardcover copy of Valentines Manual of Old New York. No. 7, 1923. Published by Valentines Manual Inc, copyright 1922. Contains 50+ illustrations. Measures approx. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. Wear to co

DSP. An absolutely incredible New Old Stock example of this highly sought after Circa 1930's Porcelain Shield Sign from Husky Gasoline & Motor Oils showing a brilliant and bright Husky Dog graphic. Th

DSP. What an incredible example of this rare and highly sought after Circa 1930's Die-Cut Porcelain Sign from Rand McNally showing incredible five color porcelain graphics throughout each side as well

Bible, English. The Most Sacred Bible, Whiche is the holy scripture, conteyning the old and new testament, translated...by Rychard Taverner, printed in black letter, preliminaries single column, text