Papua New Guinea Ancestral Cult Hook Spirit Carving

Papua New Guinea early hand-carved stylized ancestral cult hook spirit wood carving, Sepik River Provence. Wood carving mounted on a custom iron base. Natural pigment decoration throughout. Dimension:

Lot of four Papua New Guinea spirit and food hooks with complex carvings, and one unusual Asmat chain carving with carved seated figure and 'tv remote'-like panel with twelve engraved symbols. 22"-33"

Fine Guardian Spirit Hook Figure, Kandingai, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, early 20th c., featuring a grimacing crouching figure atop a horned spirit head, double-sided, retaining most of the

Antique hand carved wood panel of an Ancestral Papua New Guinea figure. 37" in height , 10.5" in width, 1.5" in depth, made of light tropical wood.

Papua New Guinea Ancestral Spirit House Face Mask. Hand carved wood with cowrie shell eyes. Painted black. Able to hang on wall., 10 x 3.5 in. Vintage , possibly c. 1970s Papua New Guinea spirit house

Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Spirit Gope Board, carved geometric details, colored with pigments. 14lbs Approx. Measurements: 74 inches x 15 inches.Domestic Shipping: $

(Older) Monumental Papua New Guinea Gope Ancestral Spirit Board, carved geometric details, colored with pigments. Marked 'Tovei Vil (village).' on reverse. Early 20th century. 30lbs Approx. Measuremen

Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Spirit Gope Board, Wapo Creek, carved wood, natural pigments. 7.25lbs Approx. Measurements: 64.75 inches x 10.5 inches.Domestic Shipping: $

A Papua New Guinea Yipwon cult hook from Amboin Village, Karawari River, East Sepik Province. Carved wooden figure standing in profile with dark painted finish, featuring a face above carved concentri

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 20TH CENTURY Carved wood and polychrome painted Sepic river bird form hook carving. 16 1/2" tall

Papua New Guinea figural food hook wood carving, 35.5"h x 9.5"w

Size: 116'' x 6.5'' x 14'' (295 x 17 x 36 cm). Cult hook. Wanleg or Kamangabbi. Blackwater Lakes, Karowari River. Carved wood, pigment. Source: Purchased by Clara Bingham from Pacific Gallery in Port

Hunstein Mountains Ancestral Carving - Garra Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 94 cm The Bahinemo people inhabit the Hunstein Mountains, a range south of the upper part of the Sepik River. They are wide rang

Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wood Figure Sculpture Spirit Ancestral Figure. Measure 57" X 14.5" Tall. This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense

Carved ancestral figure or "kumbianmu", Tigowi tribe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, regarded as a dwelling place for ancestral spirits, rendering aid and good fortune to living family members, compri

A Bahinemo Cult hook, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the hook made of characteristically very heavy wood (as authentic examples are supposed to be) of deeply concave form with

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

44"h x 5"w with custom metal stand, Large-scale images like this one were owned by clans or subclans and kept in the men's ceremonial house, where they stood leaning against the back wall, the most sa

A Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attach

A Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attach

Large Sacred House Food Hook Figure 136 Cm Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 136 cm Beautiful type of food hook, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooks

Old Authentic Food Hook Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 62 cm This type of food hooks, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooks or suspension hooks, are

Old food hook - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970's Wood 60 cm This type of food hooks , often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooks or suspension hooks, are carved and dec

Old ancestor Food Hook - Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 59 cm This type of food hooks, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooks or suspension hooks, are carved and