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
Sold2021Ceremonial 19th C. Papua New Guinea Tami Wood Ladle**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden ceremonial ladle with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figurSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century - Papua New Guineahollowed coconut shell, wood, red, black and white pigment, pierced handle in the shape of a fish, the handle was inserted through a hole in the ground of the shell and fixed by plant fibre and parinaSee 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
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
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
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
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
Sold2019Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Bowl100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Sepik River regionSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Janaka Wood Adze & Axe**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Janaka Province, Wangi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A wedge-shaped wooden axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outwards, mirroring tSee Sold Price
Sold2020Massim Island Sword Club, late 19th Century, Papua NewMassim Island Sword Club Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Trobiand Islands Wood, 45 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected MassSee 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
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. Papua New Guinea Wooden Spoon**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Ramu River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting spoon, hand-carved from wood, with a small scoop and an abstract anthSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure w/ Fiber PouchPapua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphicSee 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
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
Sold202319th C. Papua New Guinea Tami Wood Feast BowlOceania, 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 incisedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pair of 20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wood CrocodilesOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodiesSee Sold Price
Sold2022FOUR AXES OCEANICSFour work axes from Papua New Guinea. Patinated woods and hard stone heads. Early 20th century. Measurements per ax of the upper part: 46, 36, 28, 25 cm.See Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Papua New Guinea Wood / Seed Stork (Dema Rituals)**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered bird headdress costume used during dema riSee Sold Price
Sold2023Papua New Guinea Wood Costume Hands (like Gauntlets)Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fascinating pair of wooden hands covered with red abrus seeds and white job's tears. The seeds are affixed tSee 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
7 days LeftPiasaBat-shaped spoon Papua New Guinea Coconut Early 20th century L: 11 cm Provenance: Ex collection Ben€200
7 days LeftPiasaEngraved shell bracelet Papua New Guinea Shell Early 20th century H: 11 cm; D: 8-9 cm Provenance: Ex€200
7 days LeftPiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500