Southern Abelam Sago Peg, Wosera, PNG, C. 1920/30

Southern Abelam Sago Peg, Wosera, PNG, Circa 1920/30. Carved wood and plant fiber. With powerfully carved ancestor face. On stand. Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Siz

**Originally Listed At $3500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik / Wosera area, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive wood carved lintel depicting six round, carved, anthro

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik/Wosera area, ca. early 20th century CE. A massive woven mask representing an ancestor, with a huge, avian-like nose curved into a hook form. The

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, ca. 20th century CE. A finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold visage comprised of striking, openwork eyes with delineated iri

Papua New Guinea, Abelam peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th centuries CE. This is a fine example of a small Abelam mask for a yam, woven, with a feather border and painted eyes. Yams are the focus o

**Originally Listed At $250** Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid 20th century CE. A small woven dark brown mask with large ovoid eyes outlined in white created for festivals surroundin

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A tall sago pounder of a hefty form carved from palm wood with an elongated conical pounder on one end and a

Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (PNG), ca. middle 20th century. Blackware pottery figural vessel depicting a seated elder, holding his left hand to his chin, right hand to his chest, legs crossed. Rear

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A large woven mask presenting large ovoid eyes with circular irises, perky round ears with fiber 'hairs' emerging from the centers

Coconut Shell Bowl- Abelam, or Middle Sepik, PNG, 20th C. Coconut shell cut longitudinally with shaped edge and raised face peaking upward at one end. Inside shows patina of use. Outside is carved wit

**Originally Listed At $150** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a kamana, a ceramic, incised and painted conical bowl used to serve sago, the starchy

Fine and Rare Abelam Hair Ornament, East Sepik Province, PNG, Early 20th C. Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, CA; ex Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund; ex Jolika Collection of Marc

Papua New Guinea Helmet Mask. Baba (bapa) helmet mask, Abelam/Wosera, Papua New Guinea, Fiber and pigment remnants. Mid 20th C. 15" H x 10" x 12" D. These masks are used to chase non-initiates, women

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved rectangular wood architectural panel with a central standing male figure wearing a

**Originally Listed at $100** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-painted and finely woven vegetal fiber mask boasting a characteristically bold visage of larg

Nissan Island Fish Basket, PNG, Early-Mid 20th C. Nissan is a small coral atoll that lies between the southern tip of New Ireland and Buka Island of the North Solomon Islands. Women used these baskets

ART DECO PLATINUM/DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING, C. 1920/30, W. 5.3 GR., CENTER DIAMOND 1.5 CT., D. 7.2 MM, SIZE 6 1/2

Pouch with dancing figures, c. 1920/30, H. 27 x 20 cm. Knitted polychrome beads, velvet lining, drawstring with looped eyelets, bead-embroidered ball. Probably Otto Hickl, Göppingen., Schüre

OSCAR BACH ART DECO IRON/MARBLE AND BRONZE SIDE TABLE, C. 1920/30, H. 20" W. 24"

RARE SOUTHERN C. 1805 OX BOW CHEST WITH FAN INLAYS APPLE WOOD & WALNUT (BACKBOARDS RESET) 38 3/4" X 41" X 19 1/2")

ART DECO PLATINUM/IOLITE/DIAMOND RING, C. 1920/30, SIZE 7, WEIGHT 4.1 GRAMS

LOT (3) APOTHECARY WINDOW DISPLAY BOTTLES, C. 1920/30, H. TALLEST 23"

ART DECO BRONZE NAUTICAL SHELL LAMP H. 15"