Sold2019A Rare Double Garra Hook Mask Hunstein Mountains, PNGA Rare Old Double Hunstien Garra figure - Field collected by John C. Edler, C. 1988 in Papua New Guinea. This carved wooden mask like sculpture was kept within ceremonial houses among the Bahinemo peoSee Sold Price
Sold2018Hunstein Mountains Ancestral Carving GarraHunstein Mountains Ancestral Carving - Garra Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 94 cm The Bahinemo people inhabit the Hunstein Mountains, a range south of the upper part of the Sepik River. They are wide rangSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Old Hunstein Garra Initiation Hook Collected 1980A Hunstein Garra Initiation hook, Hunstein Mountains, Papua New Guina. Field Collected by John C. Edler C. 1980. The panel measures 59 inches tall x 13.5 inches wide.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Bahinemo Cult HookA Bahinemo Cult hook, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the hook made of characteristically very heavy wood (as authentic examples are supposed to be) of deeply concave form withSee Sold Price
Sold2018Carved Out Sacred House Food Hook Figure SepikLarge richly carved out sacred house food hook figure 160 cm - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 160 cm This type of food hooks, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cultSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Sacred House Food Hook Figure 136 CM SepikLarge Sacred House Food Hook Figure 136 Cm Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 136 cm Beautiful type of food hook, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooksSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Sacred House Food Hook Figure 82 Cm SepikLarge Sacred house food hook figure 82 cm - SEPIK - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 90 cm Beautiful type of food hook, often described by anthropologists and collectors as cult hooks, food hooks or suspensSee Sold Price
Sold2022Amboin PNG Cult HookA Papua New Guinea Yipwon cult hook from Amboin Village, Karawari River, East Sepik Province. Carved wooden figure standing in profile with dark painted finish, featuring a face above carved concentriSee Sold Price
2016Hook figure - Papua New Guinea - Koreworilight wood, matt black patina, red pigment, narrow lancet-shaped base carved with an anthropomorphic face, body formed by opposed hook shapes, dam., minor missing parts, cracks, strong abrasion of paiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Hook "garra" - Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik -light wood, painted with red ochre, lime and black pigment, opposing hooks on a long, thin, curved "backbone", dotted ornaments, slightly dam., rep.; "garra" are carried in the hands of male dancers dSee Sold Price
Sold2023Oceanic Hook Figures, Papua New GuineaThis weathered wooden Papua New Guinea hook figure is mounted on custom stand: 11" W x 4" D x 23 1/2" H Another wonderful wooden hook figure depicting a female with scarification, braided hair (rope fSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massive Cult Hook, Papua New Guinea, 116"Size: 116'' x 6.5'' x 14'' (295 x 17 x 36 cm). Cult hook. Wanleg or Kamangabbi. Blackwater Lakes, Karowari River. Carved wood, pigment. Source: Purchased by Clara Bingham from Pacific Gallery in PortSee Sold Price
Sold2015A Yimam Carved Wood Yipwon Hook Figure, Papua NewA Yimam Carved Wood Yipwon Hook Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century. H: 60 W: 2 1/2 D: 6 in. Primitive Art of New Guinea. Sava Maksic. The Collection of Ann and Norman Roulet. Proceeds to benefit tSee Sold Price
Sold2015A Yimam Carved Wood Yipwon Hook Figure, Papua NewA Yimam Carved Wood Yipwon Hook Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century. H: 44 1/2 W: 1 D: 4 1/4 in. 'evil spirits and natural enemies' Maksic, p. 38. The Collection of Ann and Norman Roulet. Other NotSee Sold Price
Sold2020Yam cult figure "minja" - Papua New Guinea, East Sepikwood, colour pigments, feathers, custom mount "Minja" figures were used in ceremonies to aid in hunting and yam fertility. Newton reports that the Kwoma regard the "minja" figures as representations oSee Sold Price
Sold2024Papua New Guinea Hook FigurePossibly Sepik River. Likely pre-1900.Loss near center hook, traces of old finish 25-1/4"h without stand 27-1/2"h overall.See Sold Price
Sold2019NEW GUINEA CARVINGFine Guardian Spirit Hook Figure, Kandingai, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, early 20th c., featuring a grimacing crouching figure atop a horned spirit head, double-sided, retaining most of theSee Sold Price
Sold2019Papua New Guinea Ancestral Cult Hook Spirit CarvingPapua New Guinea early hand-carved stylized ancestral cult hook spirit wood carving, Sepik River Provence. Wood carving mounted on a custom iron base. Natural pigment decoration throughout. Dimension:See Sold Price
Sold2021A Kwoma Wood Yina Figure Height 64 inches (162.5 cm).A Kwoma Wood Yina Figure Washkuk Mountains, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 64 inches (162.5 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy GoldbergSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Kwoma Wood FigureA Kwoma Wood Figure Washkuk Mountains, Papua New Guinea Height 66 inches (167.5 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1920-2018), gifted 1984.See Sold Price
Sold2021Papua New Guinea Alamblak Yipwon Hook Figure SculptureA Southeast Asian Papua New Guinea Kawawari or Korewori River Alamblak Yipwon hook figure, a hunting deity, composed in profile and rendered as concentric hooks around an oval shape representing the hSee 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
Sold2017Large shield from the Hunstein Mountains region ofLarge shield from the Hunstein Mountains region of Papua New Guinea, mid-20th Century, with a flowing abstract design encompassing five rounded faces, polychrome pigments, handle on back, 87.5"h ProveSee Sold Price