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Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor

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Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor: Antique Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor Statue. Please see all photos for condition of the piece.Measures 32 inches x13 inches x 5 inches.

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Lower Sepik River PNG Ancestor Figure: Lower Sepik River carved wood ancestor figure. Papua New Guinea, 19th - Early 20th century. Standing on a pedestal, with a long nose or beak extending into the stomach and hands at its sides. Wearing

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell Eyes: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one w

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A Hand Carved Model Canoe Sepik: A Hand Carved Model Canoe Sepik - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 79 cm A hand carved model canoe - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 104 cm Old Sepik model Canoe. Canoes are the primary mode of t

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestor Figure: **Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden ancestor figure with very thin shell inlays for eyes that give them a startling, glowing appearan

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Ancestral Figure: **First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A highly abstract, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. Colored dark brown with a mineral-based pigment. Size: 18.5" H (47 cm);

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Papua New Guinea Ancestral Cult Hook Spirit Carving: Papua New Guinea early hand-carved stylized ancestral cult hook spirit wood carving, Sepik River Provence. Wood carving mounted on a custom iron base. Natural pigment decoration throughout. Dimension:

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A Hand Carved Model Canoe Sepik: A hand carved model canoe - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 104 cm Old Sepik model Canoe. Canoes are the primary mode of travel for the villagers in the Sepik River area, because there are so few r

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Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Tribal Spirit Bird: Sepik River hand-carved tribal stylized forest bird spirit painted wood carving, with custom mount. Natural pigment paint designs throughout. Dimensions: Mounted: H: 20 in., L: 24.6 in. Condition: goo

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Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure: **Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting an ancestor standing with feet fused to an integral semicircular p

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Rare 19th C. Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow Section: 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

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Abelam Basalt Yam Effigy: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River Valley, Abelam, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine anthropomorphic effigy hand-carved from red-hued basalt. The intriguing sculpture presents in the form of a

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Decorated Food Hook: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden "food hook" in the form of an abstract mask-like visage with bold features, with a petite stylized figure, who intrigu

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19th C. PNG Sepik River Carved Wood Shield: **Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Ramu River region, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hefty shield hand-carved from a large wood plank with rounded corners an

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Rare 20th C. Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow w/ Dolphin: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe prow topped by a dolphin, its long body stretched out horizontally, with its nose forming the tip of the pro

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Zoomorphic Prow: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe prow in the form of a mystical fish with a long snout, a large eye, and a bird perched atop the tip o

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Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor

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Antique Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor Statue. Please see all photos for condition of the piece.Measures 32 inches x13 inches x 5 inches.

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Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor

Name: Papua New Guinea Hand Carved Sepik Ancestor
SKU: 163817832
Price: 50 USD
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Estimate $200 - $300

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