African Baule Tribal Carved Wood Cermonial Dance MaskMatthew Bullock Auctioneers4.7(2k)$15Feb 14, 2026
SoldTrobriand Island War Shield.Trobriand Island, oval bowed wood tribal war shield, incised clan decoration with remains of color pigment. Woven cane grasp. 33 x 14 1/2 inches.See Sold Price
SoldTrobriand Islands Polychrome Wood Shield, Published & ExhibitedTrobriand Islands Polychrome Wood Shield, Published & Exhibited. Exhibited Boston College of Art, 1995. Published: Boston College Museum Of Art, Protection, Power & Display: Shields of Island SoutheasSee Sold Price
SoldPapua 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
SoldRare war shield "koraibi" - Indonesia - West Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Siberutlightweight wood, red and black pigment, coconut shell, Until curtailed by the Dutch colonial government around 1905, headhunting was a common practice in Mentawei. A headhunting expedition was obligaSee Sold Price
SoldSouth East Pacific Wood War ShieldSouth East Pacific Wood War Shield With Red And White Polychrome Pigment. Estimated more than 75 yrs old. Oceanic art is the creative works made by the native peoples of the Pacific Islands and AustraSee Sold Price
SoldWW2 Staten Island, New York Cadet Corps FlagWorld War Two Staten Island, New York Cadet Corps Flag. Flag crafted in silk for the "Island Cadet Corps, Inc., 2nd Battn, Staten Island, NY" with bold eagle, shield, and double anchor crest, all stitSee Sold Price
Sold4 Currier & Ives Civil War LithographsFour 19th century Currier & Ives hand-colored lithographs on paper depicting Civil War battles. Titled "Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi River", "Genl. Shields at the Battle of WiSee Sold Price
SoldComanche Polychrome Painted War Shield c. 1870The lot features a beautifully polychrome painted authentic circa 1870 Southern Plains War Shield attributed to the Comanche. The piece shows a brain tanned Buffalo stretched hide construction wettedSee Sold Price
Sold19th C. Pueblo Avanyu Painted Buffalo War ShieldThis is an exceptional 19th-century Pueblo Buffalo rawhide war shield polychrome painted Buffalo / Bison horn and Avanyu figures, ex Salomon Rothschild sale and Christies. The shield, previously notedSee Sold Price
SoldWar 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
SoldOCEANIC WAR SHIELDBontoc Philippines Igrot Tribal War "Headhunter" Shield in carved wood with plaited fibre, late 19th c., having a recessed hand hold center back, decorative brass band at end of each stalk, 46" x 10".See Sold Price
SoldBlackfoot Polychrome War Shield Dated 1891This is an excellent Blackfoot (Blackfeet) Native American Indian polychrome painted Warrior's shield that has been dated 1891. The piece shows a bent wood hoop with stretched Indian tanned hide showiSee Sold Price
SoldA Fine and Rare Dayak War ShieldA DAYAK WAR SHIELD, Borneo, of classical form and style, the shield decorated with curvilinear patterns and remains of horizontal bands of applied hair, fine signs of age, use and wear. The rows of haSee Sold Price
Sold1920s Blackfeet Indian Painted War ShieldThis is a Blackfeet Indian painted war shield, circa 1920s. The shield is constructed from brain-tanned leather stretched over a hoop measuring 21” in diameter. It features original paint depictingSee Sold Price
SoldWar Shield, Sidamo / Oromo People,19th C.War Shield, Sidamo / Oromo People, 19th C. Ethiopia, East Africa. Formed buffalo hide. Size: 28" diameter (68.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pick up at 130See Sold Price
SoldSouth Sea Island war clubA very fine South Sea Island war club, 37" long of tapered conical form with a mushroom shaped butt.See Sold Price
SoldPacific Island War ClubAn older Pacific Island wooden war club with a five pointed star shaped knob at the top. Tapered round shaft. 31" long.See Sold Price
SoldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat style war shield (20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front having carved figures atSee Sold Price
SoldRARE LUMI WAR SHIELDTorricelli Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 38 1/2" high, carved from a single piece of wood. The face with curvilinear abstracted motifs in high relief. Pierced to secure the grip anchors, the holes plugSee Sold Price
SoldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War ShieldPapua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat war shield (mid-20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front depicting three raised absSee Sold Price
SoldSouth Sea Island war clubA south Sea island war club, 25" long with mushroom shaped head and butt section - this club retains its woven fiber wrist strapSee Sold Price
SoldAfrican Zulu Cowhide War Shield with WeaponsAfrican Zulu cowhide battle shield with weapons. The battle shield, knobkerrie club, battle axe and stabbing spear are bound together by wire. Age unknown (please review all photos). Dimensions: CowhiSee Sold Price
SoldA Waghi Valley War ShieldA Waghi Valley war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield made from a single piece of wood, the surface with two large “X” patterns and painted with oranSee Sold Price
