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
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
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
Sold2023Early 20th C. Papua New Guinean Wood & Stone Adze**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a wood and stone chopping adze, a tool primarily used for shaping and carving wood. The adzSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early-Mid 20th c Sepik River Totem with RiverEarly -Mid 20th Century Sepik River Totem Papua New Guinea - Possibly Yatmul People with Eagle and Crocodile and Ancestral Figures wood, polychrome, cowrie shells, with fibre and feather decoration. 4See Sold Price
Sold2019Old Murik Lakes Canoe Mask Carving on Stand 22''x6''. AOld Murik Lakes Canoe Mask Carving on Stand 22''x6''. A canoe mast carved wood fragment with remnants of its original red paint. Early to mid 20th century, Papua New Guinea.See Sold Price
Sold2021Tall 20th C. PNG Wood Sago Pounder w/ Crocodile**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A tall sago pounder of a hefty form carved from palm wood with an elongated conical pounder on one end and aSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. PNG Double-Headed Painted Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably New Ireland, ca. early 20th century CE. A large wooden carving of a large head above a smaller head, both with round, staring eyes. InSee Sold Price
Sold2023An Oceanic carved wood vesselAn Oceanic carved wood vesselEarly/mid-20th centuryAppears unmarkedPossibly a ceremonial vessel from Papua New Guinea, the tripod cylindrical vessel with all-over high relief carving depicting stylizeSee 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 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
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
Sold2020Two 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Carvings**Originally Listed At $350** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A pair of carved, matching wooden figures. First, an anthropomorphic standing figure with white, red, and ocher yellow detSee Sold Price
Sold2020Large 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural Carving**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome wood figural carving featuring many of the classic forms of Papuan carving - a woman at the center, with crSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Hornbill Carving**Originally Listed At $400** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, mid-20th century CE. A delightful carving of a large-beaked bird - probably a hornbill - standing atop an integrated platformSee 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
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
4 days LeftLeonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyPapua New Guinea and Oceanic Assortment$150
May 22PiasaSepik hook Papua New Guinea Wood and polychrome H: 55 cm Provenance: Ex Ben Tursch collection,€500