Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Kundu 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 walls

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum in the form of a standing anthropomorphic figure with a crested

**Originally Listed At $500** Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A dark wood drum, known as a kundu, with a long,

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden drum, known as a kundu, with a long, gently curved

Oceania, 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 crocodi

**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 r

Oceania, 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 sid

Oceania, 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 a

Oceania, 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 c

**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 around

**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 atta

**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 lo

**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 t

Massim 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 Mass

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A sleek wooden drum carved from a single piece of hardwood, with repeating zoomorphic figures and geometric motifs down the side

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A sleek wooden drum carved from a single piece of hardwood, with repeating zoomorphic figures and

Oceania, 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 b

Oceania, 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 w

**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 anth

Papua 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 anthropomorphic

**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 hea

**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful wood food bowl hand-carved with twin, openwork handles and heads f

A PNG wood mask, ca. early 20th century, polychorme, lomg nosed, bearded, face surrounded by hair and collared mantle. Old collector's label and number on reverse. Dimensions: 14" H x 6" W; Weight: 3

Papua New Guinea wood Mask, Mbando Village, Lower Sepik River, early 20th C., with typical curvilinear designs, with animal totem atop. cf: Original gallery label from Australia attached. Dimensions: