Old And Rare New Guinea Magic Object

Title: Old and Rare New Guinea Magic Object Date/Period: Early 20th century Materials: Wood Dimensions: 26-1/2" Description:This is an old and rare Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea magical object f

Rare and important mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 63 cm Old rare Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a lot of detail. Collected around 1960. Acquired from an

Old and important dance mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 42, 5 cm Old rare and important Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a great shaped sepik nose. Collecte

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. The boards are often made from the remains of an enemy's canoe. Gope boards have a

Iatmul woven fiber and shell brides headdress, Middle Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea. Openwork headdress with dome shaped cap and long triangular flap along back. The thick woven fiber is covere

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 37.5 inches tall and has been mounted to a metal display stand. Nkuma Washkuk, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea. Prov

An Era River Drum. Era River area, Papuan Gulf; Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the drum of conical form tapering to a stylized crocodile’s head, the terminus incised with typi

This is a very rare old Washkuk Minja board; Nkuma peoples, Amaki village, Papua New Guinea. The board measures 45 inches tall x 9 inches wide. Field collected C. 1979 by John C. Edler, former curator

Rare Antique (over 100 years old ) Native PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood Board Sculpture Figure. Large piece. Height :37 in. Width: 10 in . No Reserve!

A Rare Old Double Hunstien Garra figure - Field collected by John C. Edler, C. 1988 in Papua New Guinea. This carved wooden mask like sculpture was kept within ceremonial houses among the Bahinemo peo

A very rare old Washkuk, Yena Carving, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a heavy dense wood and painted with mineral pigments. A supernaturally powerful food, yams cann

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 37.5 inches tall and has been mounted to a metal display stand. Nkuma Washkuk, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea. *Pro

A very rare carved wooden New Guinea Highlands Axe or carvers tool with original rattan wrapping and classic form. The Axe measures 19.5 inches tall x 12.5 inches front to back. The Axe can also inclu

A very rare and interesting object, a magic fetish altar created from the remains of a wooden shrine and a monkey skull. The altar has embedded cowrie shells on the bottom that resemble a human face.

A rare and very old carved wooden Humboldt Bay hand drum with painted designs and animal skin membrane over the drum frame. Humboldt Bay, West New Guinea/Irian Jaya - Field collected by Todd Barlin, e

Extremely RARE - Extremely LARGE - A magnificent MASK! This is a beautiful old HUGE woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region

Rare miniature facial - mask depiction, hand-carved from a Galip nut. Hollowed back. Amulets like this example were attached to bags, belts and sacred flutes. Wear from long tribal use. Early to Mid 2

Rare Amulet Mask Carved from a Galip Nut Iatmul - Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950 Nut Canarium tree, glass beads, casuari feathers 4,5 cm It was made by an old man in Tambunum village (Iatmul village, mid

Lot of 4 Oceanic Objects. Hourglass shaped hand drum,carved wood with incised design, Sepik River region, Papau New Guinea. 2 carved wood Ancestor sculptures with rain hoods. Old basket, Indonesia.Ran

Objects of this type are very rare. They seem to have been used in shrines to venerate ancestors or cultural heroes. The use of Fern Tree figures in west New Guinea is not well documented and only a f

Title: Rare Stone mask - SEPIK / SAWOS - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1st half 20th century Materials: Stone Size: 13 x 8,5 cm This old stone mask with inlayed eyes is a ritual object made in the Pa

Rare wire store display for My Merry magic tricks with original rack sign and 30 new old stock boxes of individual tricks. Also included in the lot is a box full of wire mind teasers.

Rare New Guinea Markham Valley Lime Spatula Provenance: Faith Dorian-Wright collection, New York. The Wrights were mavericks in collecting oceanic art early on. Pieces from their collection are at the

(Lot of 5) Old New Guinea spears, largest: 8'9''l