OVER 4' TALL WOOD CARVED PAPUA NEW GUINEA MASK

PAINTED FINISH. CHIP TO ONE EDGE. 48 1/2" H THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

Hand carved wood Papua New Guinea mask with cowrie shells, feathers and rattan 'beard'. Red, white and brown pigments throughout, with dozens of cowrie and pooka shells throughout. Size 14 3/4" H

Papua New Guinea carved wood mask. 13 1/2" high, 5 3/4" wide. Condition: worm damage, chips.

4 Oceanic Masks. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment. Largest size: 22'' x 10'' x 4.25'' (56 x 25 x 11 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.

Group of three Papua New Guinea carved wood masks; possibly of the Sepik River region; each with inset cowrie shell eyes; L: 22 1/4" (largest, approx.)

Iatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, cane cowrie shells. Size: 20'' x 10'' x 4'' (51 x 25 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

3 Oceanic Masks. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment. Largest size: 29.25'' x 10'' x 4.25'' (74 x 25 x 11 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.

3 Oceanic Masks. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, shells. Largest size: 34.5'' x 7.5'' x 4.5'' (88 x 19 x 11 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.

Carved wood with raffia accents. 23" x 10" x 4"

20th 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

Three Sepik, Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks; each of various forms; two framed with basket-like weave (stands not included); L: 22 1/4" (tallest, approx.)

Three Sepik, Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks; each of various forms; two framed with basket-like weave (stands not included); L: 22 1/4" (tallest, approx.)

Large Sepik, Papua New Guinea carved wood and painted panel; showing several masks and bird motifs; with inset cowrie shell eyes and raffia embellishments (stand not included); H: 65 3/4"

Large Sepik, Papua New Guinea carved wood and painted panel; showing several masks and bird motifs; with inset cowrie shell eyes and raffia embellishments (stand not included); H: 65 3/4"

Two large Oceanic carved and painted wood masks: tall oblong face with long nose and small mouth, in red, black and white, probably Sepik, Papua New Guinea; together with a small face showing round ch

probably Sepik River area, possibly 20th century, various forms, carved and painted wood, two with fiber and cowrie shell embellishments, largest 22-3/8 x 5-1/4 in. Provenance: Collection from Blue Ha

Group Oceanic style tribal carvings, Incl. Papua New Guinea and Nias Island, carved wood masks and figures, 41"h x 3"w x 5.5"d (largest), 20"h x 4.5"w x 3"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguis

BIRD MASKS, three woven reed masks, 15 x 11 x 7”, 6 x 5 ½ x 10 ¾” & 5 ½ x 10 ¾ x 2 ½”; A carved wood mask with paint remnants 10 x 9 ¼ x 3”; A small painted soft-wood mask 4 ¼” tall;

Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly concave, on 4 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 9

Well carved mask depicting male figure and insect, collected from Timbunke Village in Papua New Guinea. Split in wood bottom of the mask. 21 1/4"

Iatmul Wood Carved Savi Mask, Papua New Guinea, mask depicting an ancestor, 20" H x 8" W x 3.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City collection. Keywords: Guardian, Hanging Art, Oceania, Oceanic Art, A

Papua New Guinea Mask. Carved wood, pigment. Size: 13" x 6" x 3" (33 x 15 x 8 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A Papua New Guinea hand carved wood mask. A hand carved and painted tribal masked, with rope threaded through the nose and ears of mask. CIRCA: Early 20th Century ORIGIN: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Mask Cowry Shell Eyes Approximately 2 5/8 x 16 inches.