Breast ornament "kapkap" - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck

plant fibre, red and yellow ochre, boar tusks, nassa snails, feathers, in addition: Sepik breast ornament with cymbium shell, nassa and cowrie snails, feathers, fabricL: 34 cm & 40 cm, L: 13,4 inch &

wood, feathers, rattan, plant fibre cord, blackish mass, anthropomorphic head on stylized body (legs recognizable in back view), plume of twenty-six trimmed frigate bird feathers, old collection numbe

lime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tat

wood, pigments, shell inlay, black clay like mass, base The term "malagan" refers collectively to a complex series of ceremonies and the visual art forms associated with them. Most of these impressive

rattan, boar tusks, nassa snails, resin, Abrus precatorius (paternoster pea), plant fibure, This rare pectoral ornament was worn both as a personal adornment and in combat to protect the warrior from

DESCRIPTION: Asmat ornamnet, Irian Jaya/Papua New Guinea, possibly a prow, made of light wood in slender openwork form. Decorated with classic elements, including three men, bird heads and incised pat

19thC to early 20thC. Pearl shell and plant fiber. Very good with age appropriate wear and minor chip losses. Measures approx. 6 1/4" wide x 4", width 2". Rope necklace measures 30".

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty / Bismarck Archipelago, Manus Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife (known locally as a gudom

A Moka Kina chest plate from the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The plate made of resin with a crescentic, yellow-lipped clam shell (kina) set in the center with thin cane sticks above. The who

A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Massim splash board. Massim. Trobriand Islands. 28 1/2" x 29." ++ Middle Sepik canoe prow ornament. Middle Sepik. Papua New Guinea. 42" x 31."

Papua New Guinea Shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Papua New Guinea shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Papua New Guinea shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Papua New Guinea Shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Papua New Guinea Abelam ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amas

Papua New Guinea shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Papua New Guinea shell pendant, ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian

Papua New Guinea Shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Papua New Guinea Shell ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true antiquarian who amass

Canoe Prow Ornament, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Canoe prow ornament composed of small abstract bird head and larger element of stylized scrolling design with several open

Papua New Guinea shell currency pendant, ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true ant

A group of Four New Guinea Objects. New Guinea. ++ Baga Figure. Wood, pigment, and natural fibers. 9" x 21 1/4". ++ New Guinea Figure. Wood, natural fibers, and pigment. 4 3/4" x 8 1/2". ++ Kapkap Pen

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

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine spear and canoe prow ornament, hand-built from several painted bark panels which are fasten