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SEPIK RIVER NECKREST

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A CARVED PAINTED WALL HANGING ATTRIBUTED SEPIK RIVER: The ornamental totemic wood carving with pigments is attributed to the Upper Sepik River People of Papua New guinea incorporates traditional Wapi bird motifs with a female figure, possibly Maselai. Pr

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Hook Figure, Sepik River: Hook figure, sometimes also known as 'Samban", carved with both male and female elements, with red and black pigment. Typical geometric design at back of neck, mask-like face, standing on pedestal wit

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Papua New Guinea Sepik River wood carving: Papua New Guinea Sepik River wood carving 10.5" wide x 59.5" long Davids notes: This came out of storage unit in Ossining NY, that belonged to Dr. Gregory Siskind.

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THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES 19th/20th Century Lengths from 29” to 43”.: THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES19th/20th CenturyTogether with a war club and a paper fan.Lengths from 29” to 43”.

2023THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES 19th/20th Century Lengths from 29” to 43”.See Sold Price

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19th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Mask - Barak Spirit: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an extraordinary wooden mask with a lengthy nose that resembles a mosquito! The mask is com

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Abelam Karaut Figure, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea: Unusually complex and pristine Karaut (Kara'ut) ornament from the Abelam people of New Guinea. While the abstracted figure with elongated head and dangling legs are the basis of the form, the meticulo

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Sepik River Region Atl Spear Thrower, PNG: Sepik River Region Atl Spear Thrower with carved ancestor figure counterweight. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tribal Art, November 18, 1997, Lot 302. Size: 38'' x 4'' x 2'' (97 x 10 x 5 cm). Note: T

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20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Mask, Elongated Face: Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Madang Province, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and finely carved wood mask depicting an elongated human visage donning a fanciful headdress adorned with two lo

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Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat War Shield: Papua 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 at

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Large 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor Figure: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

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Sepik Latmul Figure, Sepik River, PNG, Mid 20th C.: Sepik Latmul Figure, Sepik River, PNG. Carved wood, pigment, plant fiber, cowrey shell. Size: 72'' x 14'' x 7'' (183 x 36 x 18 cm). Private estate collection, Napa, CA.

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An Early Trumpet Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River,: An Early Trumpet Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900) carved hardwood and cowrie shells 43 cm long PROVENANCE Wayne Heathcote, Sydney

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PNG / Sepik River Ancestral Mask, ex-Arte Primitivo: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. 1950 CE. Masks of this type were created to honor deceased ancestors and were thought to contain their sprits. Nicely carved and beautifully painted with trad

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New Guinea Sepik River Slit Drum, NO RESERVE: New Guinea Sepik River Slit Drum. An elaborately-carved "garamut", measuring approximately 40" X 9" X 10". The drum has a magnificent patina; suggestive of considerable age, and much use. The American

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20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Hornbill Bird Figure: Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Yamok village, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted with natural pigme

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A large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drum: A large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drum, probably 19th century, with elaborate incised designs, classically Sepik, on the sides and a very artful and commanding head projecting from o

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SEPIK RIVER NECKREST
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY
carved wood, snail shell and vegetal fibre, with relief carved ancestor masks to the ends, the reverse with incised design and a central grasping crocodile, with original bamboo legs removed and raised on a bespoke mount
45.7cm long
Provenance: Great House, Dedham, acquired mid-20th century