Sold201920th C. Large Papua New Guinea Wood Carving of Woman**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly colored wooden decorative carving in the form of a magical anthropomorphSee Sold Price
Sold2020Large 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural Carving**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome wood figural carving featuring many of the classic forms of Papuan carving - a woman at the center, with crSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Hornbill Carving**Originally Listed At $400** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, mid-20th century CE. A delightful carving of a large-beaked bird - probably a hornbill - standing atop an integrated platformSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. PNG Double-Headed Painted Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably New Ireland, ca. early 20th century CE. A large wooden carving of a large head above a smaller head, both with round, staring eyes. InSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Large Papua New Guinea Wood Shield**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large wooden shield with an overall rectangular composition and finely-carved details that form a symmetrical designSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Carving - Crocodile**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Carvings**Originally Listed At $350** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A pair of carved, matching wooden figures. First, an anthropomorphic standing figure with white, red, and ocher yellow detSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Large Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Shield- BirdOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A magnificent, carved wooden shield in the form of a mask with an elongated nose that extends down to the form a handle and terminates in a sleek sea biSee Sold Price
Sold2021Large 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Bowl w/ Handle**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, central Papua New Guinea, Wahgi Valley, Mount Hagen, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden bowl of a massive size with a rounded but stableSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C Papua New Guinea Wood Transformation TotemOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating, hand-carved, transformative wooden totemic figure, depicting a pregnant woman in sexual congress with a crocodiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural PanelOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, brightly painted wooden decorative carving of a seated figure. Presenting as a panel and painted on one sidSee Sold Price
Sold2024Early / Large Papua New Guinea Wood Bowl w/ Faces**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful wood food bowl hand-carved with twin, openwork handles and heads fSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C Papua New Guinea Wood Skeletal Trophy HeadOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A large, hand-carved wooden skull - replete with large eye orbitals, a deep nasal cavity, and a gaping toothy grin. In the past, headhunting was aSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Food Pounder**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Schouten Island, Abelam peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden pounder with a bulbous head and a short handle. The heaSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. PNG Carved Wood Post, Janus-Headed BirdPapua New Guinea, 20th century CE. A tall wood carving of a Janus-headed pair of birds, made to be the top of a post with a small notch on its base for insertion. Each bird has a delightful countenancSee Sold Price
Sold2019Papua New Guinea carved wood shield, 20th Century,Papua New Guinea carved wood shield, 20th Century, Maring people, with large triangular panels of alternating red and white pigment, 4'10''h x 1'8''wSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Zoomorphic ProwOceania, 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 oSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure depicting a bearded ancestral human wearing a large bird-headed headdress. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2019Old Murik Lakes Canoe Mask Carving on Stand 22''x6''. AOld Murik Lakes Canoe Mask Carving on Stand 22''x6''. A canoe mast carved wood fragment with remnants of its original red paint. Early to mid 20th century, Papua New Guinea.See Sold Price
Sold2018Large 1mtr Ancestor Figure - Washkukhills, East SepikLarge 1mtr ancestor figure - Washkukhills, East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 97 cm Very Large Ancestor statue made wood in classic sinuous abstract form. Provenance: Ex-collection De GSee Sold Price
Sold2018Asmat "Wuramon" Spirit Boat, Papua New GuineaAsmat "Wuramon" Spirit Boat, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. A large Asmat spirit boat with 3 men carrying a trophy head. Mid 20th century. Size: 64'' x 8'' x 10'' (163 x 20 x 25 cm). ProveSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Lagoon Wood Canoe Paddle**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sissano, ca. 1960s CE. A large wooden paddle with intricately carved motifs on the paddle face and the handle. Brightly colored Western trade pSee Sold Price
Sold2021Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea Carved Wood CeremonialMelanesian carved wood boat-shaped bowl, 19th/20th c., Most likely Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands used for large feast or ceremonial occasions. Measuring approx 32" wide x 16" deep and 7" tall. Some lSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early 20th C. Papua New Guinean Wood & Stone Adze**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a wood and stone chopping adze, a tool primarily used for shaping and carving wood. The adzSee Sold Price
6 days LeftPiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500