Sepik adze

Sepik Wood Effigy Adz. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson. Size: 22'' x 2'' x 8'' (56 x 5 x 20 cm); Height on stand: 18'' (46 cm). Private California collection.

wood, bamboo, rattan, dark brown patina, split bamboo cane, the guide is carved in shape of a stylized hornbill, plaited rattan cuffs, slightly dam., abrasion of paint; together with the adze, the spe

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. An elegant adze featuring a hand-carved wooden handle and flat stone head wrapped ti

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. A wood and reed instrument used for shaping wood such as carvings and dugout canoes

A Superb and rare pair of Lower Sepik masks, Lower Sepik River; Papua New GuineaThe masks of avian form, each with a crest rising from above the beaked noses, pigmented elaborately with yellow, red, b

Maske Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 58 cm. Provenienz: Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (1968 erworben). CHF 400 / 800 EUR 344 / 688

Polynesian Austral Island Ceremonial Adze, Mid-19th Century. Large stone blade, Finely carved wood shaft, blade attached with sinnit (coconut string) bindings. On metal mount. Formerly from the collec

wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spir

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933-2022) Sepik #16, 1975 relief print on handmade paper signed, dated, titled, and numbered 16 in pencil 16 x 16 inches. Property from the Estate of Joseph Wilfer, Pace Prints

wood, colour pigments, feathers, custom mount "Minja" figures were used in ceremonies to aid in hunting and yam fertility. Newton reports that the Kwoma regard the "minja" figures as representations o

a Fine Lower Sepik figure. Lower Sepik/Ramu. Madang province, Papua New Guinea.The figure of characteristic form with pointed coif and concave face, the body elongated with thin arms carved akimbo, ha

Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, 19th century, squared shaft with geometric relief carving, the black basalt blade bound with sennit fiber and shark skin, lg. 40 3/4 in. Provenance: Priva

The ornamental totemic wood carving with pigments is attributed to the Upper Sepik River People of Papua New guinea incorporates traditional Wapi bird motifs with a female figure, possibly Maselai. Pr

Axt (Szepter), "kibiki" Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz. L 40 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Herstellung u

Zeremonila-Axt (Szepter) Songye, Nsapo, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz, Kupfer. L 47 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfäl

Hook figure, sometimes also known as 'Samban", carved with both male and female elements, with red and black pigment. Typical geometric design at back of neck, mask-like face, standing on pedestal wit

Sepik River Mask with wide nose with intricate design, high forehead with ridged line at center, small ears, ridged perimeter of face, and purpose made holes on top (for attaching decor like Cassowary

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A sizable and hefty adze (adz) blade of an elongated trapezoidal form made to be used for cutting, carving, and smooth

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 15th to 18th century CE. A beautiful example of an adze (adz) blade of a relative trapezoidal form, hand-carved from dark gray basalt. The larg

Tanzornament Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Pflanzenfasern. H 48 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 100 / 200

Schild Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 157 cm. Provenienz: - Peter Kohler, Ascona. - Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (1968 erworben). Rückseitig mit Inventarnummer versehen.

Schild Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea. Holz, weiss, rot und schwarz bemalt. H 168, B 41 cm.

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert adze whose broad surfaces have been smoothed and polished after the knapping process. The color is a beautiful mottled grey th

Papua New Guinea Sepik River wood carving 10.5" wide x 59.5" long Davids notes: This came out of storage unit in Ossining NY, that belonged to Dr. Gregory Siskind.