Three beadworks - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty / Bismarck Archipelago, Manus Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife (known locally as a gudom

wood, pigments, shell inlay, black clay like mass, base The term "malagan" refers collectively to a complex series of ceremonies and the visual art forms associated with them. Most of these impressive

A group of Three Trobriand Islands Style Objects. Wood. Papua New Guinea. ++ Trobriand Islands Style Spatula. 1 1/2" x 13 1/2". ++ Trobriand Islands Style Paddle. 2 1/2" x 70 1/4". ++ Trobriand Island

A group of three Melanesian axes. 20th century. ++ Wooden axe with blade. Possibly Outlying Island Trobriand. Papua New Guinea. 11" x 7." ++ Wooden axe with blade. 12" x 6." ++ Highlands wooden axe wi

including Ramu River ancestral figures, including three or more attributed to the Misingi Village, as well as a Kadovar Island betel nut mortar h. 9 in. (largest) Provenance: from the estate of the la

A group of three Oceanic bowls. 20th century. ++ Boiken wooden bowl. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. 4 3/4" x 8 3/4." ++ Marquesas Island carved wooden bowl. Marquesas Island. 4 1/2" x 5 1/2." ++ Siassi ova

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

lime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tat

A Group Of Three Papua New Guinea War Clubs. Wood handles with stone heads Longest: 47"

Three carved wood masks from various PNG tribes. 21"x8", 17"x6", 16.5"x6"

Three carved totems of birds from Papua New Guinea, including hornbill painted balsa wood yam carving, painted hornbill carving, and heavy wooden carving of hawk atop human head with shell inlaid eyes

Three Papua New Guinea Masks. Including an East Sepik Abelam Yam Mask, woven natural fiber, pigment. On stand. Provenance: ex Adrian Schlag, Germany. Together with a Murik Lakes Mask. Sizes ranging fr

Group of three Papua New Guinea carved and polychrome wood storyboards, including: two of a figure in a crocodile-form boat floating in a river, with several villagers at the bank; together with an im

One Gable Sepik River carved wooden mask with red and white pigment, rope piercings; one Boiken dance mask with grass hair, pigments; one Sepik carved wooden "canoe" mask with rope piercings, old pati

Group of three Papua New Guinea carved wood masks; possibly of the Sepik River region; each with inset cowrie shell eyes; L: 22 1/4" (largest, approx.)

probably Sepik River area, possibly 20th century, various forms, carved and painted wood, two with fiber and cowrie shell embellishments, largest 22-3/8 x 5-1/4 in. Provenance: Collection from Blue Ha

Group of three Papua New Guinea carved and polychrome wood storyboards, including: hunting scene with a central figure and large animal engaging; landscape of villagers and animals; together with nati

Each a polychrome painted mask from the Sepik River region, likely the Iatmul tribe. The largest mask measuring 33" x 17" and the two smaller measuring 26" x 28"

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks, including: two of mei form from the Iatmul; together with Sepik River mask with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included);

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"

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome and carved wood masks, including: two of mei form from the Iatmul; together with Sepik River mask with inset cowrie shell eyes (stands not included);

Three pieces of pottery from the Papua New Guinea, including a painted Kwoma pot in the shape of a Yam with two ancestor faces, an Aibom pot with an image of an ancestor spirit, and a cooking pot from

Group of three Papua New Guinea polychrome wood pieces, including: mask of anthropomorphic form; shield with repeating geometric patterning; together with plank showing faces on either end, with protr

A group of three Papua New Guinea Cassowary feather adornments. 20th century ++ 2 headdress and 1 costume element. 16" x 7"; 103" x 5"; 10" x 14".