Sold2023NEW GUINEA FACE CARVINGLarge curved panel with an abstracted face, original pigment. Holed at the top. Appears pre-WWII, possibly 19th century. Dimensions: H 22" x W 31.5" Condition: Tight splits. Loss to paint, rubbing, etSee Sold Price
Sold2020Washkuk Kwoma Minja Cult Figure, PNGCarved "Minja" Cult Figure, Kwoma People, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century. Carved bark. On stand. Such carvings were believed to promote the growth of yams and were useSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Arrow Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Arrow Tip Club Late 19th Century, Papua New Guinea Trobiand Islands Wood with fine patination, 29 1/4 x 3 in. Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Sepik River 6-Prong Skull Hook, PNG, 19th C,Fine Sepik River 6-Prong Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, 19th Century. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 35'' x 9'' x 7'' (89 xSee Sold Price
Sold2024A 19th Century Massim Canoe Prow from Papua New Guinea, NO RESERVESA 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 miSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Sword Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Sword Club Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Trobiand Islands Wood, 45 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassSee Sold Price
Sold2022Papuan artist, Schouten Island bowlPapuan artist Schouten Island bowl New Guinea, late 19th centurycarved wood 6.5 h × 36.75 w × 11.5 d in (17 × 93 × 29 cm) Sold with a certificate of authenticity from MSee Sold Price
Sold2019Stone Axe with Handles Papua New Guinea Late 19th CStone axes with wooden handles, Papua New Guinea, late 19th century or early 20th century from the Sepik River Region. A variant of the Mount Hagen type, the deep gray stone head finely hand-ground, bSee Sold Price
Sold2023A FINE R.J. HORNER CARVED MAHOGANY SLANT LID DESKWITH GRYPHON CARVINGS. Late 19th century, New York. The desk is heavily carved with scrolling leaf tips and vinery on every surface. The hinged lid opens to an interior fitted with cubbyholes and smalSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Central Province ShieldA Superb and Rare Central Province war shield, Likely 19th Century. Cloudy Bay, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. (Border with Milne Bay province).Of elegant form, the shield bowed from side to sideSee Sold Price
Sold2024Oceanic Carved and Painted Shieldidentified as Simo Society, Papa New Guinea,26" long, 19th centurySee Sold Price
Sold2024Massim People, dance paddleMassim People, dance paddle, 19th c., Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, intricately carved and decorated in red and black pigment as stylized birds with elaborate plumage, beariSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair J. Gould Selenidera EngravingsEnglish, 19th Century, Toucans From The Gould Birds Of New Guinea. Both Hand Colored In Later Gilt Frames, Museum Matted. Sight 20.5 x 14 Inches, Frames 35 x 28 x 2 Inches, Clean With Very Light ToninSee Sold Price
Sold2023A large Garramut, Sepik River Papua New Guinea slit-drumA 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 oSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Rare Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade KnifeOceania/South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife with a Paranarium Nut resin handle colored with earthy red, charcoal, and lime pigment. ThSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. PNG Iatmul Wood Basket Hook - FiguralOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved female ancestral figure basket hook with an anchor form at the base for suspending bSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Indonesian Wood Ancestor Figure for a CanoeOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor figure known as a korwar, shownSee Sold Price
Sold2016Late 19th C. PNG Wood Food Hook, ex-KennedyPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wood "food hook", that is guaranteed not a tourist piece! A (female?) figure, painted red with cream and blacSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Wuvulu Island Wood Serving Bowl - Apia NieOceania, Papua New Guinea, Wuvulu Island (also known as Mary Island, Matty, Maty Island, Tiger Island, Tiger-Inseln and Wuwulu), ca. 19th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden serving dish presentSee Sold Price
Sold2021AN ADMIRALTY ISLANDS NEW GUINEA FRIGATE BIRD BOWLThe 18th/19th century carved wood feast bowl attributed to the Melansian People of Admiralty Island, Papua, New Guinea the bird form with pronounced head and openwork 'wing' handles, raised on four inSee Sold Price
Sold2016Papua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, latePapua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, late 19th Century Early 20th Century, having a handle of woven fiber, strongly attached to the front, used as a magical memento to worship or reveredSee Sold Price
Sold2016Papua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, latePapua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, late 19th Century Early 20th Century, having a handle of woven fiber, strongly attached to the front, used as a magical memento to worship or revereSee Sold Price
2016French Bench Table 19th Century New Linen SeatHand carved 19th C Louis XV good sized bench or stool from France. Beautiful floral and acanthus carving on all four sides of the scalloped apron,knees and cabriole legs with escargot feet.Original anSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C Papua New Guinea Jiwaka Wood, Wicker & Stone AxeOceania, Papua New Guinea, Jiwaka Province, Wahgi people, ca. 19th century CE. A grey-green slate axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outward, mirroring the blade shape at one end, and providingSee Sold Price