War charm, around 1880 - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck

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

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

wood, white and black pigment, red and yellow ochre, raised middle ridge, painted with six ancestor spirit heads, plant fibre tassels along rim and through pierced septum (partly missing or brittle),

2 Kukukuku Stone Star Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 1) 28'' x 6'' x 5'' (71 x 15 x 13 cm); 2) 41'' x 5'' x 5.5'' (104 x 13 x 14 cm).

2 Kukukuku Pineapple Stone War Clubs, Papua New Guinea. Hand carved stone "pineapple" heads fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shafts. Size: 1) 28.5'' x 5'' x 3.5'' (72 x

Kukukuku Pineapple Stone War Club, Papua New Guinea. A hand carved stone "pineapple" head fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shaft. Size: 33'' x 3.5'' (84 x 9 cm).

2 Stone Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C. A hand carved stone star head fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shaft, and the other with a smooth, roun

Large Antique Star Mace War Club, Papua New Guinea. Size: 8'' x 52.5'' x 8'' (20 x 133 x 20 cm).

**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

A Group Of Two Papua New Guinea War Clubs. Wood handles with stone heads Longest: 46"

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

A Waghi Valley war shield, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the shield made from a single piece of wood, the surface with two large “X” patterns and painted with oran

A fine and old Washkuk war shield, Kwoma-Washkuk; Papua New GuineaThe shield of classical form, and carved in near-hemispherical shape, the surface with typical clan designs of the Washkuk region poss

Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Asmat Storyboard War Ceremonial Shield, carved wood and natural pigment a solid piece of wood with carved relief of abstract animal and human motifs with central crocodile

Papua New Guinea Ambunti Mountain Region War Shield. 69 inches H.

Papua New Guinea Sepik River Faces War Shield. 67 Inches H.

Totem board, 2 spears and Bracelet, Papua- New-Guinea, middle Sepik territory, around 1890-1900, board with flat carving and remainsancient cold painting, L. approx. 120cm; 2 spears L. approx. 220cm;

Papua New Guinea Baby coconut, 12,5 cm Provenance: Eugène Brands, Amsterdam (1963) Helena "Leo" Rubbens, Amsterdam (received as a gift by the former) Since by descent

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. 1920 CE. A large, dark wood war club with a human figure forming its handle. The figure's face is long, with wide eyes and a pronounced nose; he wears

A Nulla Nulla ironwood war club, used by natives of Dutch New Guinea ( Papua and West Papua New Guinea) to fend off enemy natives. Carved and etched with a raised geometric motif on both sides. Measur

Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Asmat Storyboard War Ceremonial Shield (20th Century), carved wood and natural pigment a solid piece of wood with carved relief of nose pieces and a simple human face carv

Papua New Guinea Yuat / Sepik River Biwat style war shield (20th century) carved wood, painted pigment black ash, white clay, and red and yellow ochres, and fiber carved front having carved figures at

Torricelli Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 38 1/2" high, carved from a single piece of wood. The face with curvilinear abstracted motifs in high relief. Pierced to secure the grip anchors, the holes plug