Impressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNG

Impressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNG. Ancestor figure handle over flaring wide pounder. On stand. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson Oceanic Art; ex Michael Grebainer Collection, Brisbane, CA.

**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, probably Astrolobe Bay or Lower Ramu River / Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Hand carved from a single piece of wood, a marker depictin

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Lower Sepik River carved wood ancestor figure. Papua New Guinea, 19th - Early 20th century. Standing on a pedestal, with a long nose or beak extending into the stomach and hands at its sides. Wearing

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: Mid 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 31 cm Additional Info: An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik with nice pigments. This mask has the distinctive features of

Large Ancestor Wall Mask Sepik Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood, pigments 63,5 x 28 cm An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik Dance Mask. Carved from wood, this mask has the distinctive features of th

Lower Sepik, Keram River, Papua Figural House Post Top, in carved wood with ochre, terra cotta and white pigment decoration, 20th c., having a hornbill bird above and below a mask, on rough-sawn base,

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 2nd half 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 39,5 cm An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik Dance Mask. Carved from wood, this mask has the distinctive features of

Old Tumbuan mask - TAMBANUM - Papua New Guinea 2nd half 20th century Wood 31 cm An impressive ancestor wall mask Lower Sepik with nice pigments. This mask has the distinctive features of the region. W

Sepik Coastal, Papua New Guinea, food pounder, the handle depicting a stylized figure with an elongated snout, and rising on a custom stand, signs of patina and use, 18"h

PNG Iatmul Figural Carving. Sepik River, Oceania. Carved wood, pigment, shell. Size: 22.5'' x 4'' x 4'' (57 x 10 x 10 cm).

Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes region, first quarter of the 20th century CE. Rare and quite exceptional carved wooden mask from the lower Sepik River. Long carved wooden panel with large raised forehea

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is an extraordinary wooden mask with a lengthy nose that resembles a mosquito! The mask is com

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell and covered with a tightly woven fiber a

Papua New Guinea, probably lower Sepik River region, ca. 1940s. A beautifully carved wooden mask of an elongated ovoid form with incised eyes, 'skin' meticulously incised with stylized geometric and l

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:

**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 whi

A large Papua New Guinea food hook from Kandangai Village, Sepik River, East Sepik Province. Carved wooden figure with dark painted finish, featuring a standing male with inset spiral carved shell eye

A Papua New Guinea food bowl from Bosman Village, lower Ramu River, Madang Province. Carved wooden bowl with dark painted finish and carved crocodile head handles. Wear to finish, areas of damage to w

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wood "food hook", that is guaranteed not a tourist piece! A (female?) figure, painted red with cream and blac

Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (PNG), ca. middle 20th century. Blackware pottery figural vessel depicting a seated elder, holding his left hand to his chin, right hand to his chest, legs crossed. Rear

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with extensive polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and woul

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and would be suspe