Sold2021Tray of Papua New Guinea JewelryCord necklace pieces with tambu shells. Tridacna clamshell circular shell money. Cowrie shell bracelets. Date: 1936 or earlierProvenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection See Sold Price
Sold2021Asmat Sago Tray, Papua New GuineaAsmat Sago Tray, PNG. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 38'' x 16'' x 3'' (97 x 41 x 8 cm). Note: There Are No HiddenSee Sold Price
Sold2020Papua New Guinea Artifacts and JewelryPlexi Case with assorted Papua New Guinea shell artifacts and jewelry. Ex George Zafero Collection. Ranging in size from: 1.5'' x .75'' (4 x 2 cm) to 21'' x 1'' (53 x 3 cm). Please Note: There Are NoSee Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea AdornmentsGroup of Papua New Guinea adornments and jewelry. Includes one large Bailer Shell pectoral necklace, one Eastern Highlands Fofona, one Maprik woven headband with nassa shell beads, One Abelam HeadbandSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of Papua New Guinea wood basket, trays, containers, etcLot of Papua New Guinea wood basket, trays, containers, etc.See Sold Price
Sold2023Two Lots of Tribal Jewelry from the Papuan GulfTwo Conus shell disc necklaces. Likely Papuan Gulf, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.Both made from sawn tops of conus shells, pierced and attached to fiber bands to wear as necklaces. One longer thanSee Sold Price
Sold2017War charm, around 1880 - Papua New Guinea - Bismarckwood, feathers, rattan, plant fibre cord, blackish mass, anthropomorphic head on stylized body (legs recognizable in back view), plume of twenty-six trimmed frigate bird feathers, old collection numbeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Standing male "malagan" figure - Papua New Guinea -wood ("Alstonia scholaris"), shell inlay ("Turbo Phetolatus opercula"), lime, red ochre, black pigment, hairdo from short cut brush-like plantfibre tufts, which were pressed in blackish mass, thin verSee Sold Price
Sold2016Papua New Guinea Abelam Wooden Figure of a ManPapua 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)See Sold Price
Sold2021Helmet mask "tatanua" - Papua New Guinea - Bismarcklime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tatSee Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea New Ireland Malagan MaskPapua New Guinea New Ireland Malagan mask, hand carved wood, polychrome decoration, cloth & fiber covering, 14-1/2" hSee Sold Price
Sold2017Karem River, Papua New Guinea, carved wood shield, theKarem River, Papua New Guinea, carved wood shield, the face or mask standing out 1"-2" in relief, the zigzag designs all over quite extensive and dramatic optically, the back with its shield's handleSee Sold Price
Sold2022YIPWON FIGURE KARAWARI RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Sculpture in carved wood fabrication. Region of origin: Korewori River area, Middle Sepik, PapuaNew Guinea. The sculpture is a Yipwon figSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fragment of a "malagan" panel - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Irelandwood, pigments, shell inlay, black clay like mass, base The term "malagan" refers collectively to a complex series of ceremonies and the visual art forms associated with them. Most of these impressiveSee Sold Price
Sold2021"Brag" spirit mask - Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik,wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spirSee Sold Price
Sold2016Replacement skull "kus" - Papua New Guinea, Asmatiron wood, brown patina, deep hollowed eye sockets inlaid with red seeds pressed into clay-like mass, pierced septum with wooden stick, handwritten numbers "70" and "1933" on the bottom, min. dam., crSee Sold Price
Sold2020Yam cult figure "minja" - Papua New Guinea, East Sepikwood, colour pigments, feathers, custom mount "Minja" figures were used in ceremonies to aid in hunting and yam fertility. Newton reports that the Kwoma regard the "minja" figures as representations oSee Sold Price
Sold2016Spirit board "gope" - Papua New Guinea - Golf, Purariwood, brown patina, remains of red and white pigment, carved in flat relief with the face of an ancestor spirit in the centre, holes on either side, old collection number "M 173" backside, slightly daSee Sold Price
Sold2018IATMUL, MASK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA20th c. Carved wood, shells 31" x 8" x 4" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York There are mask-making villages all along the Sepik, but the Middle River is the most densely populated with overSee Sold Price
Sold2017African or Papua New Guinea Head / Bust StatueAfrican or Papua New Guinea Head / Bust Statue. Measures 30 inches in height. Metal construction with a custom made stand. Property of an Upper East Side Townhouse.See Sold Price
Sold2017War shield - Papua New Guinea - Yuat Riverwood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),See Sold Price
Sold2016Abelam Papua New Guinea carved figure, early 20hAbelam Papua New Guinea carved figure, early 20h Century, large and old polychrome decorated in red, orange, mustard yellow and black, having a large head, bent arms and legs, descending phallus, surrSee Sold Price
Sold2018Papua New Guinea Shield & PaddleDESCRIPTION: Papua New Guinea shield and paddle. Includes: 1) Trobriand Island paddle with stand. Carved with red and black pigments. Mask design to one side. 61-3/4". Losses to tip of paddle. 2) LargSee Sold Price
Sold2023Fine and Rare Elema Mask Gulf Province Orokoko Bay Papua New Guinea PNCCa. early 20thC. Tapa, cane, pigments, chicken feathers. Very good original condition as shown with no major loss or apparent repairs. Elema conical style masks are worn by initiates during festivalsSee Sold Price
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPapua New Guinea Feasting Bowl / Tray carved raised traditional design$120
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPapua New Guinea Feasting Bowl / Tray carved raised traditional design$120
Jun 02Peterborough Auctions LLCA Massim Betelnut Mortar and Pestle, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea$50
1 day LeftPiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500
1 day LeftPiasaEngraved shell bracelet Papua New Guinea Shell Early 20th century H: 11 cm; D: 8-9 cm Provenance: Ex€200
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPair of Papua New Guinea Abelam Pectoral Ornaments Karahuts shells, tusks$120
1 day LeftPiasaBat-shaped spoon Papua New Guinea Coconut Early 20th century L: 11 cm Provenance: Ex collection Ben€200