Two Spirit Bark Masks, Papua New Guinea

Two Spirit Bark Masks. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a paneled bark gable mask lashed with woven fibers to cane stays, decorated with natural pigments and raffia, measuring

Large Gable Spirit Mask. Blackwater area, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, bark panels affixed with woven fibers over a bentwood & cane frame, decorated with natural pigments &

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 spir

Iatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, cane cowrie shells. Size: 20'' x 10'' x 4'' (51 x 25 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

Spirit Mask. Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a carved hardwood mask decorated with incised spiritual motifs, shells & natural pigment, measuring 16” high x 6.5” wide.

Vintage Imbrando carved wood and monochromatic white-painted spirit mask, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th C. 18 1/2" = h. CONDITION: No issues identified.

Two Carved Masks. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, a carved softwood mask decorated with painted natural pigments, baked clay, shells & shredded fibers, measuring 40” hig

Sepik River Region Spirit House Mask, Papua New Guinea. From the village of Kuvenemas on the Blackwater River, a tributary of the Sepik River. Size: 28.5'' x 11'' (72 x 28 cm).

Two spirit figures from Papua New Guinea. [34" H x 6" W x 9" D]. Overall good condition.

Two antique masks from Papua New Guinea: one well carved Murik Lakes ancestor mask. Red paint likely a retouching or later addition. One mask of face with bird on forehead, thick, aged patina, pierced

Water spirit mask - Sepik River Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 31 cm Water spirit mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. This mask kept near the fire place and used in sp

Two Woven Cane Yam Masks Papua New Guinea one 24 x 9 x 8" one 18 x 8 x 5" minor losses, woven cane with natural polychrome decoration

Dream spirit mask, Middle Sepic River, Papua New Guinea, of elongated oval form with a carved and incised crocodile above a stylized face with a long nose, 26.5"h x 8"w.

African spirit mask (East Sepik province, Papua, New Guinea) 2nd half of 20th century. Scratches. 17 1/2 inches high x 10 1/2 inches wide.

African spirit mask (East Sepik province, Papua, New Guinea) 2nd half of 20th century. Scratches. 17 1/2 inches high x 10 1/2 inches wide.

Mwai Palembai spirit mask from Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a facial form with elongated features, cowrie shell inlay, woven grass and applied faux hair. This type of mask is the second most i

Papua New Guinea tribal spirit mask. [26" H x 14" W x 7" D]. Overall good condition.

Swine clan spirit wall mask Tambaram village - East SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 40 cm Carved from wood, this mask has the distinctive features of the region. With its large angular nose that re

Vintage Imbrando peoples spirit mask. Features an exaggerated facial form with polychrome detail. Measures 17" x 7". Good overall condition with minor wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery continental

Two bark cloth skirts, Maisin people, Oro province; Papua New Guinea.Of beaten mulberry bark tapa, the cloths painted with elaborate curvilinear designs on a white field with black highlighting. Excel

Abelam Karawut Mouth Mask, Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. Karawut (also karahut or kara'ut), is a type of body adornment that is in a rough human body shape which is two dimensional aside from the el

Abelam Mask, Papua New Guinea. Polychrome carved wooden head with two fertility birds on top. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 29'' x 9'' x 5'' (74 x 23

Large Ritualistic Kavat Mask. Papua New Guinea, Central Baining People, mid 20th century, hand-stitched bark-cloth over a bentwood frame, decorated with natural pigments, areas of wear, measuring 36&r

Carved wood mask from the Boiken People, Papua New Guinea. C. 1950s. 22 in.