Skull Rack, Papua New Guinea

Skull Rack. Sepik River, Torembi People, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, bark panels decorated with natural pigments & raffia, lashed with rattan fibers to a cane frame, measuring 24&rdquo

Oceanic, Melanesia Papua gulf region, bamu river new guinea Hand carved wooden ceremonial piece carved agiba This wooden rack is painted with black and white pigments, as a figure boldly rendered in d

An Iatmul Wood Skull Rack Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 33 inches (84 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Gol

A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. Papua New Guinea. ++ Boiken standing figure. Boiken. 28" x 7 1/2." ++ Middle Sepike Yamok Village painter skull rack. Middle Sepike Yamok Village. 29"

Ancestor figure with skull Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik Iatmul people clay substance, skull, shells, and human hair. Dimensions: H 10.5" x W 7.5" x D 4.75" Condition: Wear. Some loss to hair.

Ancestor figure with skull Papua New Guinea Middle Sepik Iatmul people clay substance, skull, shells, and human hair. Dimensions: H 8.5" x W 8" x D 5.25" Condition: Few fracture lines. Wear.

iron wood, brown patina, deep hollowed eye sockets inlaid with red seeds pressed into clay-like mass, pierced septum with wooden stick, handwritten numbers "70" and "1933" on the bottom, min. dam., cr

Sepik River Region Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, Carved wood, raffia, plant fiber and rope. Size: 64'' x 13'' x 4'' (163 x 33 x 10 cm). Proceeds benefit Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia PA.

Fine Sepik River 6-Prong Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, 19th Century. On metal stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 35'' x 9'' x 7'' (89 x

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: Mid 20th century Materials: Coconut, clay, pigment Size: 20 x 14 x 17 cm Additional Info: Modeled skull, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, Sawos In the middle of the Sepik

Skull Taking Basket. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, woven rattan on a cane frame with braided handles, decorated with natural pigments. Measuring 18” high x 16.5”

A Sepik River Tribe Carved and Painted Wood Skull/Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Depicting standing figures with inset eyes surrounded by crocodiles and birds. H: 37 1/4 W: 9 1/4 D:

AN IATMUL NATURALISTICALLY OVERMODELED AND PAINTED HUMAN SKULL, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the finely modeled clay covered skull with portrait like facial features flank

Papua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, late 19th Century Early 20th Century, having a handle of woven fiber, strongly attached to the front, used as a magical memento to worship or revered

Papua New Guinea human skull, possibly Irian Jaya, late 19th Century Early 20th Century, having a handle of woven fiber, strongly attached to the front, used as a magical memento to worship or revere

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

Iatmul People, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea. Modeled ancestor skull- wood, shells, human hair 8"h.

Papua New Guinea, early 20th century. There is a long tradition of mask-making from skulls, especially among the highland people of Papua New Guinea. This particular one uses an animal (possibly canid

Title: Great Replacement skull - Middle Sepik - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Wood Size: 28 x 13 x 13 cm In the middle of the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea people adorn the skulls of

Title: Iatmul Overmodeled Human Skull Description: A contemporary overmodeled human skull from the Iatmul peoples of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. These were often displayed during funeral ritual

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A large, hand-carved wooden skull - replete with large eye orbitals, a deep nasal cavity, and a gaping toothy grin. In the past, headhunting was a

3 Papua New Guinea Carvings including a 23" Latmul House Post Finial, 20" h A korwar skull bowl ca. 1920, Papuan Gulf Kakame Spirit Figure 28" long.

Papua New Guinea Turtle Shell Mask. Tag Reads: Sepik River Of New Guinea, Circa 1940, Turtle Shell, A Clan Mask To Ward Off Evil Spirits; In Head Hunting Days This Face Represented A Taken Skull. Appr

wood, feathers, rattan, plant fibre cord, blackish mass, anthropomorphic head on stylized body (legs recognizable in back view), plume of twenty-six trimmed frigate bird feathers, old collection numbe