Papua New Guinea Tribal Mwai Carved Ritual Mask

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

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

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

Sepik River region, Papua, New Guinea tribal hand-carved elongated wood mask. Measures 18"H x 6"W. Condition report: common scratches, paint loss, chips for age, please examine all photos closely. Con

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

Carved tribal mask from Papua New Guinea middle Sepik. [25" H x 5 1/2" W x 4" D]. Losses to paint.

Papua New Guinea Tribal Carved Snake Skin Finger Drum. 18" Tall Turtle Shell Mask 11" x 8"

A primitive carved wood mask board from Papua New Guinea. Hand carved by tribal artisans, decorated with natural ochre paint, and embellished with cowrie (cowry) shell eyes. No apparent signature. Han

Large Carved Tribal Mask, natural pigments, likely from Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, 20th Century.Size: 12 x 53 x 6 in. Location B COLUMN

An indigenous ceremonial carved wood tribal mask, produced in Papua New Guinea. Museum Inventory No. t.7.2000.003. Provenance: Collection of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to b

Papua New Guinea Oceanic tribal snake figure / headdress with grass headpieces, carved and painted with mask-like face and banded decoration. 90.25" L x 8" W x 8.5" D.

Oceania / Papua New Guinea monumental carved wood and polychrome ceremonial mask, 20th century, with stylized facial features, animal, geometric, and phallic shapes, apparently unmarked. Provenance: F

Large Wood Carved Polychrome Tribal Mask with Shell and Plaited Fibers. Possibly from the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea area. Some losses and rubbing to paint. Measures 47" H x 13" W. Shipping: Third

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

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

Papua New Guinea mask of carved and painted wood, rattan, and twine; together with a Balinese carved protector mask/wall hanging and African carved wood bust of a young woman. Dimensions: (New Guinea

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

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

Deeply carved black wood with remains of grass fringe. 20th Century. 24" x 13"

A Rare Old Double Hunstien Garra figure - Field collected by John C. Edler, C. 1988 in Papua New Guinea. This carved wooden mask like sculpture was kept within ceremonial houses among the Bahinemo peo

A life sized carved wood primitive tribal ceremonial orator chair sculpture, produced by tribal artisans of the Sepik River peoples of Papua New Guinea. A figural work featuring a savi mask with overs

This remarkable wood carved sculpture originates from the tribal rituals of Papua New Guinea, specifically from the Middle Sepik River region, renowned for its rich cultural heritage. Standing an impr

A Carved wooden house mask, Possibly Keram or Ramu; Madang province , Papua new Guinea.The mask of classical flat-style, with long nose and smiling mouth, the surface encrusted, likely Mid-century, th

A Papua New Guinea carved and polychrome painted wood mask. Measures 25.5" x 8" x 3.5" deep. CONDITION NOTE: chipping / wood loss to left ear. SEARCH TERM: Oceanic, Tribal Art.