Two Ornate Canoe Prows Asmat People Southwest New Guinea

A fine pair, measuring approximately 29" & 32.5", respectively. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a genuine antiquarian who amassed his specular colle

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

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

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL HARDWOOD DUGOUT CANOE PADDLE, ASMAT PEOPLES, WEST IRIAN, NEW GUINEA, CIRCA 1973, the flat shaped triangular paddle blade with a rounded tip on a flaring body above a cylindrical p

Two Lower Sepik canoe prows. Lower Sepik River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the prows with well-carved ancestor head in mask-like style terminating in a reptilian head possibl

Middle Sepik River Area, Latmul people, 19th c. Canoe Prow of a Crocodile head with ancestral figure, mask and small full-body crocodile, all with scarring marks, crudely cut from a canoe, roughly 37"

A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Massim splash board. Massim. Trobriand Islands. 28 1/2" x 29." ++ Middle Sepik canoe prow ornament. Middle Sepik. Papua New Guinea. 42" x 31."

Two wooden carved shields with braided grass cord and shell, used for dance ceremonies in Papua New Guinea by the Asmat people. 27" and 41", good condition, 20th century.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, probably Iatmul people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe prow in the form of a catfish. In the past and today, the prows of large canoes in

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

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.

A group of 3 crocodile figure heads. ++ New Guinea crocodile figure. Papua New Guinea. 20th century. ++ Sepik River Crocodile canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.++ Sepik River Crocodile canoe

A group of 4 Sepik River style objects. c.20th century. ++ Oceanic style paddle. ++ Papua New Guinea style canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 13 1/4"h x 6 1/2"w x 2 3/4" (not including stand). ++ Sepik sty

A group of 3 crocodile figure heads and 1 bowl. ++ Sepik River Crocodile canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.++Sepik River Crocodile canoe prow. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.++ Kava bowl Fiji

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FIGURAL ANCESTRAL TOTEM POLE FRAGMENT, ASMAT PEOPLES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, THIRD QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, with reticulated abstract embracing figures painted in

Oceanic Sepik River Wood Crocodile Canoe Prow, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custo

AN INDONESIAN TRIBAL WOOD ANCESTRAL MALE FIGURAL POST, ASMAT PEOPLES, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, THIRD QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, detailed as a slender male figure with short hairstyle above a smiling expression wi

Asmat Art from Southwest New Guinea Royal Tropical Institute No. CXXI. Department of Cultural and Physical Anthropology No. 55 Renselaar, H.C. Van / Bergmann, R.A.M. Amsterdam: N.V. Drukkerij Sigfried

Asmat Art from Southwest New Guinea Royal Tropical Institute No. CXXI. Department of Cultural and Physical Anthropology No. 55 Renselaar, H.C. Van / Bergmann, R.A.M. Amsterdam: N.V. Drukkerij Sigfried

A 19th Century Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea. Measuring approximately 25.5" X 11.5", this Trobriand prow was collected and cataloged by an American expat, living and working in New Guinea in the mi

Two Asmat Drums Papua New Guinea, 20th Century Height of largest 28 3/4 inches (73 cm). Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico - Bring

Two Asmat Axes Papua New Guinea, 20th-21st Century Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico - Bringing the Legacy of Taos to Life Proven

Old wooden crocodil Canoe prow - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 42 cm Old Sepik Canoe prow with a great mysterious cut-out head. Canoes are the primary mode of travel for the villagers in the Sepi

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved section from a wooden canoe prow in the form of a double-headed fish, the center part of its