Papua New Guinea Wood Carved Canoe Paddle

Possibly Sepik River Region. Large (approximately 100") steering paddle with the image of a crocodile carved into the handle. From the carefully curated collection of a Pan Am flight attendant, in ser

Sepik River Region in origin. Large (approximately 100") steering paddle (that doubled as a lance) with the image of a crocodile carved into the handle. From the carefully curated collection of a Pan

Trobriand Island Papua New Guinea ceremonial carved wood canoe paddle. Features a reticulated and carved wood handle with long narrow shaft and pointed flat paddle. Measures 64" x 7". Good overall con

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sissano, ca. 1960s CE. A large wooden paddle with intricately carved motifs on the paddle face and the handle. Brightly colored Western trade p

**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably from the Massim area of Milne Bay, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous example of a carved wooden paddle with ornate motifs w

A Hand Carved Model Canoe Sepik - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 79 cm A hand carved model canoe - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 104 cm Old Sepik model Canoe. Canoes are the primary mode of t

Iatmul Crocodile Effigy Canoe Prow, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. On custom stand. Size: 4'' x 20'' x 7'' (10 x 51 x 18 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe prow in the form of a mystical fish with a long snout, a large eye, and a bird perched atop the tip o

Papua New Guinea Canoe Paddle. This elaborately-carved, wooden paddle was collected and cataloged by an American expat living and working in New Guinea in the mid 1970s. It measures roughly 66.75" X 4

Group (3) Oceanic carved wood paddles, 20th c., Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu, one example polychrome decorated, 68"l x 7.5"w (largest), 47"l x 4"w (smallest)

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD CANOE FIGUREHEAD, ASMAT PEOPLES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, with a flat topped head and short hairstyle above deep angular blackened eyes and a slightly opened mout

A hand carved model canoe - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 104 cm Old Sepik model Canoe. Canoes are the primary mode of travel for the villagers in the Sepik River area, because there are so few r

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD CANOE FIGUREHEAD, ASMAT PEOPLES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, with a flat topped head and short hairstyle above deep angular blackened eyes and a slightly opened mout

Old Murik Lakes Canoe Mask Carving on Stand 22''x6''. A canoe mast carved wood fragment with remnants of its original red paint. Early to mid 20th century, Papua New Guinea.

Wonderful lot of 2 hand carved wood Papua New Guinea storyboards. Both depict men in boats going by and greeting the villagers while fish swim underneath their canoes. Longest length measures 28" and

Papua New Guinea, large Garamut drum, Sepik River Region, coral, white and black pigment on carved wood, the long hollowed canoe-form body decorated with incised circular pattern and painted link scro

IATMUL FIGURAL CANOE PROWFirst half 20th century, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Region, carved wood triangular form prow having figural carved hornbill. 25" height, 10" width, 8" depth

A Canoe Prow. Carved and painted wood canoe or boat prow. Possibly from Papua New Guinea Length: 36"

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A huge, hand-carved wooden stirrer with a delightful relief anthropomorphic face at the base of the paddle. A long, slightly c

Crocodile-Shaped Prow, carved wood, conus shell, traces of pigment, Iatmul people, Papua New Guinea, Mindimbit village, Middle Sepik River. The prows of the large latmul war canoes were fashioned as h

Papua New Guinea Polychrome Canoe Prow, 19th/ 20th century. A beautiful Massim canoe prow "masawa" - finely carved from a single piece of wood and embellished with polychrome pigment in intertwining c

Authentic Papua New Guinea Splash Board from the Blackwater River Basin. Carved out of dense wood and the top of the splash board shows traditional abstract and geometric designs with red, white and b

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a wooden canoe prow with an avian form - a long-beaked, heron-like bird whose head meets emerges proudly

Having ancestral portrait, lizard and bird, stylized crocodile on sides, with remnants of pigment. Upper Sepik River. Circa 1900. 27 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 10". Wear from age and use.