Papua New Guinea Dance Costume

Papua New Guinea Dance Costume, used in manhood initiation rights. Woven plant material over a wooden frame, this costume is surprisingly heavy. Approx. 84" tall and 26" in diameter.

Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th Century. Made of wood, straw, shell and feather by the Latmul people, Middle Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Used as a dance costume or on the wall of a ceremonial hou

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, mid-20th century CE. This is an enormous woven dance costume, made of rattan fiber, with two faces, one on the chest, and one on the head; the mask is decorated w

Fun Papua New Guinea painted dance paddleBase 12" x 12"Overall Width of 13 1/2" x 3" D x 70" H

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fascinating pair of wooden hands covered with red abrus seeds and white job's tears. The seeds are affixed t

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Gulf Province, Tovei Village, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. HUGE and full of personality, a lively dance mask woven from colorful plant fibers, the body present

Papua New Guinea. 1970/1980 circa. Angora dance mask used as integral parts of the rituals and ceremonies of Papua New Guinea. Rare. 823 gr. - 50x17,5x7 cm

of tear drop form and decorated with bird, figure and snake, in tones of yellow, brown and white, height 126cm x width 39cm

Sepik River Papua New Guinea Boiken Dance mask- carved hardwood - 22 x 10 x 7" - age check to wood and crack to "beak"

Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Dance Mask. Polychrome decorated dance mask from Angoram in the lower Sepik. Originally purchased from Ulrich Kortmann. 18" long. Hewn interior, overall good condit

decorated in tones of red, white and black and accented with shells, with fabric covering for neck, a/f (damage to fabric), height 105cm

Dimensions: H 40" x W 31" x D 3.5" Condition: Some cracking to face. Paint wear. Wear throughout.

Headdress, Du Abelam, Papua New Guinea Woven cane, natural pigments Dimensions: H 19.75" x W 23.25"Condition: Wear throughout.

Papua New Guinea Duk-Duk dance wand with raffia fiber beard. The blade double edged and painted to the face with a human like decoration and geometric pattern of hair. The reverse inlaid in shell and

Ornament Shield, of teardrop form, decorated in natural pigments of orange, white and brown, 73cm x 29.5cm

Asmat Dance Shield, Papua New Guinea, 2nd Half 20th C., with 'praying mantis' headhunting pattern. Carved wood and pigment; On stand. Size: 30.75'' x 8.5'' (78 x 22 cm); Height on Stand: 31" (79 cm).

The carved and painted wood visage with shell eyes and elaborate headdress of various fibers is attributed to the people of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea and their mortuary feast dance. Measu

Massim Trobriand Dance Club, Papua New Guinea.Carved wood and chalk fill. On stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 30.25'' x 3'' x .75'' (7

Papua New Guinea overmodeled coconut "human skull". Created after the ban of headhunting in Papua New Guinea. Tag Reads: Korogo Village Dance Stick, Sepik Riverbasin,New Guinea 1981, Aboriginal Art Ga

Three masks from Papua New Guinea: One middle Sepik painted dance mask with palm border, one lower Sepik wooden mask, and one Ramu mask with faded pigments. 21.7", 29", and 17.4"

Two wooden carved shields with braided grass cord and shell, used for dance ceremonies in Papua New Guinea by the Asmat people. 27" and 41", good condition, 20th century.

Dance shield Geelvinckbay (korwar-ancestor head on top). Made of wood, dating to the early/mid 20th Century. Country of origin: North Papua New Guinea. Size: 122 cm (49 inches). Private collection the

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered bird headdress costume used during dema ri

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Gulf Province, Tovei Village, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Sizeable to say the least, an expressive dance mask woven from colorful plant fibers, the body prese