PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE

Dimensions: H 44" x W 6.75" x D 1" Condition: Paint loss. Some splintering to wood. Left leg needs to be reattached.

A large Papua New Guinea food hook from Kandangai Village, Sepik River, East Sepik Province. Carved wooden figure with dark painted finish, featuring a standing male with inset spiral carved shell eye

Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual ex

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly painted wooden decorative carving of a seated figure. Presenting as a panel and painted on one sid

A Papua New Guinea gable figure from the Iatmul people in Kanganaman Village, Mid Sepik River Region. Carved wooden female figure with dark painted finish, featuring a fish form engulfing the head and

A Carved wooden Yena Figure with mineral pigment painted face and overall stylized form. Washkuk people, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea - Field collected by John C. Edler, C 1986. The Yena sculpture

A Carved wooden Yena Figure with mineral pigment painted face and overall stylized form. Washkuk people, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea - Field collected by John C. Edler, C 1986. The Yena sculpture

This Papua New Guinea wooden figure is carved in a long form, with an oval shape face, long nose and slender eyes and mouth, and painted with reddish-orange, black and white pigments. H:33 1/2in(85cm)

Three carved wooden figures, one statue of a seated elderly spirit, painted with cowrie shell inlaid eyes. One large Ramu bird-man figure, indigenous repair to insect damage present. One flute stopper

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

Oceanic, Melanesia Papua gulf region, bamu river new guinea Hand carved wooden ceremonial piece carved agiba This wooden rack is painted with black and white pigments, as a figure boldly rendered in d

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably New Ireland, ca. early 20th century CE. A large wooden carving of a large head above a smaller head, both with round, staring eyes. In

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, perhaps from Iwam along the May River (East Sepik), mid-20th century CE. A long-faced, hand-carved wooden mask, made not to be worn but to be placed protectively over a

Hand carved; cowrie shell eyes. Used in Malagan ceremonies. Malagan ceremonies are traditional cultural events that take place in New Guinea where malagan carvings are used mortuary rituals. Issued: 2

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 Wooden Figure of a Man With shell eyes, decorated with red and black pigments. Height of figure 35 inches (88.9 cm)

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. The figure has a simple body, with joined legs, no feet, a narrow torso,

Vintage carved wood ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and bird form at the top. These would have been placed in speci

This Papua New Guinea wood carved figure is featured with his hands on hip and bent legs and painted with black, red and lime pigments throughout the body. L:26 1/2in(67.3cm)

**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden ancestor figure with very thin shell inlays for eyes that give them a startling, glowing appearan

Wood Carved Figure, Papua New Guinea Wooden Masked Figure. Approximately 17.8125H x 3.6875W x 3.0625D in.

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood figure, kneeling, with a long, beak-like nose and deep set eyes. Carved as part of his head is another head with wid

**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);

A vintage carved African Papua New Guinea painted and carved wooden statue depicting a fertility god. Measures approx. 43" height. Split seen to base.