PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED AND POLYCHROME DECORATED WOODEN ASMAT SHIELD. - H: 74".

PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED AND POLYCHROME DECORATED WOODEN ASMAT SHIELD. Light orange, beige and black symbolic decoration. - H: 74".

Papua New Guinea Carved and Polychrome Decorated Asmat Shield55" in length

Papua New Guinea carved wood and polychrome decorated shield, of strong, abstract graphic design, Green River region, Western Sepik, the back of the shield with a sinew cord secured by two holes at th

Abelam Mask, Papua New Guinea. Polychrome carved wooden head with two fertility birds on top. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 29'' x 9'' x 5'' (74 x 23

Papua New Guinea Asmat Shield. Carved wood, pigment. Mounted on wooden stand. Size: 69'' x 13'' x 1'', 175 x 33 x 3 cm (shield).

A tall carved wooden plank like dance shield with ornate raised designs accented with kaolin clay and organic pigments. Asmat, Citak region,Irian jaya, Western Papua New Guinea. The shield measures 46

A tall carved wooden shield with raised tribal motifs accented in red organic pigment. Asmat peoples, Irian Jaya, Indonesia / Western Papua New Guinea. The Shield measures 46 inches tall x 11 inches w

A carved and painted wooden shield. Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th century. 46 1/2"h. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.

Two wooden carved shields with braided grass cord and shell, used for dance ceremonies in Papua New Guinea by the Asmat people. 27" and 41", good condition, 20th century.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.A massive, hand-carved wooden slit drum with a long body. Polychrome decorated with a full figure to one end.75 inches

Hand carved tall polychrome design with cowrie shell eyes. Depicts man wearing mask as the Papuan tribes. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 17"H x 5.5"W Country of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Abelam polychrome decorated tall male figure, 42"h, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

2 Asmat Shields, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 1) 33'' x 10'' x 1'' (84 x 25 x 3 cm); 2) 39'' x 6.5'' x 1'' (99 x 17 x 3 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase,

Kandrian Papua-New Guinea, carved wood & rattan 3-part War Shield, 58" h x 10-1/2" w

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A magnificent, carved wooden shield in the form of a mask with an elongated nose that extends down to the form a handle and terminates in a sleek sea bi

Abelam Papua New Guinea carved figure, early 20h Century, large and old polychrome decorated in red, orange, mustard yellow and black, having a large head, bent arms and legs, descending phallus, surr

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden shield of a narrow, ovoid form with a convex face adorned with an abstract illustration. The obverse

Lot consists of two carved wooden Asmat ancestor figures and two Kamoro ancestor poles. 22"-23"

New Guinea Wooden Ceremonial Yau Figure. Tag Reads: The Yau (Or Warsei) Of Papua New Guinea, Used In The Ceremony For The Harvest Of Yams, It May Embody The Spirit Of Water And Sky, Also To Hang Up Va

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A highly abstract, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. Colored dark brown with a mineral-based pigment. Size: 18.5" H (47 cm);

Papua New Guinea carved and painted wooden totem, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, 50 1/2" h x 11 1/2" w, purchased directly from carver, 1992, Carved in memory of a deceased warrior

Polychrome Wooden Mask from Papua New Guinea.Size: 5 1/2 x 12 in.Please contact Nic at Info@premiershipment.com for an estimated shipping quote prior to bidding. Please note that all items are sold as

Dimensions: H 18" x W 4" x D 4.25" Condition: Nick to one eyebrow. Wear throughout. Few possible repairs to tusks and lowest point. Loss to hair.

Oceania / Papua New Guinea large polychrome and carved shield, 20th century, with stylized facial features, in a light coral and white tones, and attached feathers to sides, apparently unmarked. Prove