A Superb Tami Islands Paddle, Huon Gulf, Morobe

A Superb Tami Islands Paddle, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, PNG. Cylindical handle with chalk filled finely carved pommel and blade with high relief ancestor figure. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Trib

2 Tami Islands Ceremonial Bowls, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea Sizes: 1) 4.5'' x 20.5'' x 9.25'' (11 x 52 x 23 cm); 2) 4'' x 23.5'' x 9'' (10 x 60 x 23 cm).

A very nice older feast spoon from the Huon Gulf/Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea. The long wooden ladle features a finely carved ancestor head and well handled surface. The feast ladle measures 34 x 4.

Feast Bowl, Huon Gulf, Tami Island, Early 20th C.Ovoid form with darkened finish, star patterns flanking central spirit figure on both sides and two slightly raised feet on the bottom. Well worn, encr

Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf Region, Tami Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood bowl in the form of a boat, the exterior carved with relief and incised

A fine Huon Gulf Feast Bowl, Huon Gulf; Tami or Siassi Islands; Papua New GuineaThe long ovoid bowl beautifully carved with thin walls and darkened, the sides with raised designs in the form of a styl

A Fine Huon Gulf drum, Huon Gulf, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical style, the drum with simple handle opposite a complex openwork midrib, the entire drum covered with intricate patterns in

A Fine Huan Gulf drum, Huon Gulf, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical style, the drum with simple handle opposite a complex openwork midrib, the entire drum covered with intricate patterns in

wood, dark brown patina, foot in shape of a stylized human ancestor figure with crocodile at his back, linear ornaments, white pigment in the deepenings, slightly dam., abrasion of paint H: 22,5 cm, H

Two very old Tami or Siassi Island (Umboi Isalnd) Feast bowls. Tami or Siassi Islands, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The two bowls of classical elongated form with raised designs to the outer per

Ceremonial/Tribal Paddle Austral Islands Circa 1820-1840 Dimensions: 42 x 10 1/2 inches Pommel carved with stylized depictions of the goddess Arununa in a squatting position. Overall carved intricate

Tami Island, Papua New Guinea, mask, having a polychrome pigment-decorated strong face with stylized eyes, above an elongated nose with ring, 15"h Provenance: ex. German Colonial collection, ex. New Y

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Oceania, 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, shown

Two 19th century ethnographic tribal paddles The first from the Philippines with a carved and painted blade, 137cm (53 1/2in) long, and a Solomon Islands paddle with chip carved canoe shaped handle, 1

Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - now with wonderful old patina.

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - n

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). Of classical style for the region, the upper portion of the boar

DESCRIPTION: Papua New Guinea shield and paddle. Includes: 1) Trobriand Island paddle with stand. Carved with red and black pigments. Mask design to one side. 61-3/4". Losses to tip of paddle. 2) Larg

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century).Of typical form for the type, the board with a classical figure i

A fine and large Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century)Of classical form the large board with a typical Kerewa

A Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century)The board of classical style for the type, the figure with typical Kere

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). Classically carved, depicting an entire figure with classical fe

A fine and large Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century)Of classical form the large board with a typical Kerewa