Fine Carved Wood Staff, New Guinea

Fine Carved Wood Staff, New Guinea. Size: 31'' x 2'' x 2'' (79 x 5 x 5 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Pri

Oceania, 20th century. Carved wood staff, likely Melanesian, with lizard motif. Apparently unmarked. Approx. h. 51.25". Provenance: From the Estate of Jack Warner / The Warner Foundation, Tuscaloosa,

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu, ca. 1950s CE. A fine carved-wood tool displaying a long tapered point and rounded rectangular handle with a half-moon shape at its b

Vintage carved wood figural staff. From the Sepik River region of New Guinea. Features a figural form at the top decorated with braided grasses, all on a hollow wood rod. Measures 56" tall. Good overa

New Guinea three carved wood masks with patina and shell inlay, 28 ½” x 9”, 26” x 6 ½” & 18 ½” x 2 ¼”; African carved wood mask with patina and painting, 20 ½” x 8 ½”; Tribal car

Four Trobriand Staffs or Walking Sticks, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and shell. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Lengths ranging from: 36'' (91 c

Three Trobriand Staffs or Walking Sticks, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Lengths ranging from: 35'' (89 cm) to 38"

MYSTICAL FIGURE, carved wood statue with patina and paint, 64 x 10 x 11”, in good aged condition. Provenance: from the collection of William A. Emboden PhD. F. L. S.

BIRD MASKS, three woven reed masks, 15 x 11 x 7”, 6 x 5 ½ x 10 ¾” & 5 ½ x 10 ¾ x 2 ½”; A carved wood mask with paint remnants 10 x 9 ¼ x 3”; A small painted soft-wood mask 4 ¼” tall;

Oceanic, Papua New Guinea, 20th century. A carved wood and polychrome ancestor figure and sea bird on staff. Unmarked. Approx. h. 39.875". Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Dick and Betty Ho

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A highly-detailed set of two carved wooden trophy heads, each with fine facial details and painted mask-like face in hu

Standing Man, large carved and painted wood statue with shells, rope and grass appointments mounted to composite base, overall 66 ½” tall, 18” diameter composite base, approximately 4

STANDING FIGURE, carved and painted wood statue with shells and rope and other ornamentation, 72” tall, in good aged condition.

Carved and painted wood mask with shell inlay and feathers and reed weave beard and rope nose ring, 28” x 13”, in good aged condition.

Carved and painted wood mask with shell inlay and feathers and reed weave beard, 22” x 7”, in good aged condition.

Carved and patina wood mask with seashell and raffia beard, 21” x 10”, good aged condition.

Carved and painted wood with shell, stone, reed and rope accents, 23 x 8 ¾ x 5 ½”.

Originally listed at $250 Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fine tapa cloth beater, hand-carved from an espresso-hued hard wood. The beater has a short, flared handle and

Ceremonial dance staf with ancestor head - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 40 cm These staffs were designed as a ceremonial object after those carried by traditional dancers. They are carved, paint

Ceremonial dance staf with 4 heads - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 95 cm These staffs were designed as a ceremonial object after those carried by traditional dancers. They are carved and designed

Heart in Hand staff with oversized hand. Carved wood with original paint. American, circa 1880. L 72". Length of hand 11-3/4". Excellent original condition. Examined under UV light. No restoration not

A Kiwai ceremonial staff, Kiwai Island, Western Province, papua New Guinea. Of cylindrical form, the hardwood stick carved with geometric shapes at the top and bottom. Fine old patina. Similar example

A Fine Gogodala Ikewa plaque, Gogodala people, Balimo Lagoon, Western Province, papua New Guinea. This carved panel was made of very light wood and richly painted with bold designs representing clan m

**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