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NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER TRIBAL HEADREST

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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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Antique Tribal Carver's Stool, Upper Sepik River,: Antique tribal carver's stool, Upper Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea. Measure 16.5" X 6 1/4" x 6.5". Private Individual Mo. Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping information, and request an

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Papua New Guinea Sepik Bamboo Wood Tribal Flute: New Guinea tribal flute from the Sepik River region. Features a geometric pattern with blackened coloration and pin prick embellishments. Measures 14 1/2" x 1 1/2". Good overall condition with no dama

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Rare Old Iatmul Bride Headdress, Oceanic Tribal Art: Iatmul woven fiber and shell brides headdress, Middle Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea. Openwork headdress with dome shaped cap and long triangular flap along back. The thick woven fiber is covere

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Old Kundu Drum,Sepik River Papua New Guinea: A Very Old and elaborate carved wooden drum or Kundu from the Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood accented with kaolin clay pigments and the head of the drum is a monitor lizard skin. An

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Old Papua New Guinea Yam Cult mask with Tortoise shell: Vintage to antique hand woven rattan grasses and Tortoise shell dance mask adorned with shells and human hair. From the Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. The mask measures 19 x 15 inches.

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Papua New Guinea Sepik 56" Tribal Wooden Staff: Vintage carved wood figural staff. From the Sepik River region of New Guinea. Features a figural form at the top decorated with braided grasses, all on a hollow wood rod. Measures 56" tall. Good overa

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Lot of 2 Lower Sepik Canoe Prows: 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

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NEW GUINEA TRIBAL CANOE PROW: 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"

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SEPIK RIVER REGION KUNDU: This wooden kundu, Papua New Guinea drum, is featured with an hourglass shape, carved with tribal patterns in the middle of body and a mask handle. L: 18in(45.7cm)

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Old Sepik River Carved Galip Nut Amulet Mask Amulet - New Guinea: Rare miniature facial - mask depiction, hand-carved from a Galip nut. Hollowed back. Amulets like this example were attached to bags, belts and sacred flutes. Wear from long tribal use. Early to Mid 2

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A Lower Sepik Mask: A Lower Sepik mask, Possibly Keram River. East Sepik or Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the mask with concave face with bulging eyes, wide nose with flaring nostrils, and small mout

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A Fine Lower Sepik / Ramu River Canoe Prow: A Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attach

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A Ramu River Canoe Prow: A Fine Lower Sepik/Ramu River Canoe prow. Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Of Typical form, the prow with classically carved ancestral spirit head at the apex,the topknot of hear becoming the attach

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Small Headrest in carved and painted wood, having guardian spirits of a monkey and crocodile on ends, raised on bent reed legs, 16" long. Good condition.

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NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER TRIBAL HEADREST

Name: NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER TRIBAL HEADREST
SKU: 65941769
Price: 700 USD
Availability: InStock

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