Papua New Guinea Mwai carved wood mask

Papua New Guinea Mwai carved wood mask fitted with feathers, cowry shells and boar tusks 30"l

Papua New Guinea Angoram Lower Sepik Mwai Mask, carved wood, tree resin, cassowary feathers, cowrie and nassa shells, depicting elongated male form face with nose extending down past the mouth with a

IATMUL (MWAI) MASKPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, Iatmul People, first half 20th century. Polychrome decorated carved wood mask having oblong face with elongated zoomorphic nose below a f

A elongated and exaggerated carved wood and painted "Mwai Mask" Iatmul peoples, Middle Sepik River, Papua new Guinea, South Pacific.Mai (or mwai) masks, were used by teachers in the young men's initia

Mwai nose Mask - Iatmul - Middle Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 36 cm Carved wooden spirit (Mwai) mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. Nice bow-shaped extension

A Mwai mask Papua New Guinea, thin and with perhaps 200 small shells, some human hair set into a clay pack atop the wood, a well carved frigate bird depicted at the bottom, age and use uncertain as is

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. 13 1/2" high, 5 3/4" wide. Condition: worm damage, chips.

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

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.)

Three large Papua New Guinea carved wood masks, including: two of ovoid form, elongated foreheads with geometric patterning, tongues protruding from mouths, and inset cowrie shell eyes; together with

Papua New Guinea carved wood plank mask; with a V-shaped smaile and snake beard; L: 31"

Papua New Guinea carved wood face mask mounted to woven basketry, 23"l x 8.5"w

Papua New Guinea carved and painted wood mask. 31" high, 9" wide. Condition: age cracks, paint wear, loss. Provenance: Howard Nowes Gallery, NY.

A Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Funeral Mask polychrome painted, with seashell eyes. Height 32 x width 12 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from a Priva

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

Vintage Papua New Guinea painted carved wood mask with braided embellishments and rattan border; minor wear and flaws; H 16 1/2" (Approx.)Provenance: Acquired by present owner Papua New Guinea cc. 198

Papua New Guinea carved and painted wood Asmat mask. 17" high, 8" wide. Condition: paint wear, loss.

Hand carved tribal wooden ritual mask, carved in a Mwai (Mwei, Mvai) style, portraying a clan ancestor. Cowrie shell eyes, other natural materials. Original pigment, fine old vintage to antique patina

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks, including: two of mei form from the Iatmul; together with Sepik River mask with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included);

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks, including: two of mei form from the Iatmul; together with Sepik River mask with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included);

Group of four Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks; each of various anthropomorphic forms, probably of the Sepik River region (stands not included); L: 29" (largest, appro

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.)

Group of three Sepik, Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks; each of various forms; two with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included); L: 20" (largest, approx.)