Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Mask**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. An ornate, abstract, beautiful mask depicting a vaguely anthropomorphic figure with avian figures perched on top ofSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Decorated Food HookPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden "food hook" in the form of an abstract mask-like visage with bold features, with a petite stylized figure, who intriguSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Abelam Painted Wood Yam Mask**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in cSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. PNG Wood Elongated Ancestor Figure MaskPapua New Guinea, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wooden face, elongated, with a curved hole instead of a mouth/chin, and a long nose and deepset eyes below a large forehead. TherSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden PigOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. This little piggy went to market . . . A hand-carved wooden pig - quite an adorable little guy standing on all fours with his protruding round snoSee 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
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
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Taro StirrerOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A huge, hand-carved wooden stirrer with a delightful relief anthropomorphic face at the base of the paddle. A long, slightly cSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow - CatfishOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, probably Iatmul people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden canoe prow in the form of a catfish. In the past and today, the prows of large canoes inSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum with a long body and a handle in the form of an avian bill with a loSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Cane w/ Snake**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden walking stick or ceremonial staff depicted with an integral serpent winding its way aroundSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Food Hook**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely carved wooden figural "food hook," possibly a female, with red, yellow, cream, and whiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood & Coconut Ladle**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A coconut half-shell ladle or dipper with a hand-carved wooden handle. The handle is attaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Drum**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1930s. A hand-carved wooden drum (known as a kundu) of a traditional hourglass shape with an animal skin/hide membrane. The exterior wallsSee 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
Sold2020Lot of Three 20th C. Papua New Guinea Madang Wood Masks**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Ramu / Upper Keram River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A trio of hand-carved wooden ancestral masks with elongated ovoid forms, minimalist anthSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor Mask**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. A carved and finely-detailed wooden mask of an ancestor. The face itself has a prominent nose, thin mouth, carved fSee Sold Price
Sold2022Oceania, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.Oceania, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.A massive, hand-carved wooden slit drum with a long body. Polychrome decorated with a full figure to one end.75 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. The figure has a simple body, with joined legs, no feet, a narrow torso,See Sold Price
Sold2024Early Papua New Guinea Wood Finial (Abstract Face)**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden finial for a staff or an architectural element presenting an abstract anthropomorphic face. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Splash BoardOceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A symmetrically-carved light wood splash board with fantastical motifs. On the upper part is a highly abstract face composed of swirls, with two bSee Sold Price
Sold2018Huge / Early 20th C. PNG Maprik Wood Ancestral FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitaliaSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell EyesOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one wSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. PNG Massim Wood Canoe Paddle**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably from the Massim area of Milne Bay, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous example of a carved wooden paddle with ornate motifs wSee Sold Price
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPapua New Guinea Bahinemo polychrome Carved Wood Mask with hooks, stripe$180
May 22PiasaEngraved shell bracelet Papua New Guinea Shell Early 20th century H: 11 cm; D: 8-9 cm Provenance: Ex€200
May 22PiasaBat-shaped spoon Papua New Guinea Coconut Early 20th century L: 11 cm Provenance: Ex collection Ben€200