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New Guinean — Tribal
Lots 1153—1248 Found 3,907
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A Ramu river war shield, with incised and decorated pattern on front. Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. Length 102 cm
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A seated male figure, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 122 cm high overall
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A female ancestral figure, carved wood, feather, fibre and shell with earth pigments, Mindimbit village, Sepik region, Papua…
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A large and Powerful Keveke Mask/Dance costume, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, beaten bark fibre decorated with natural earth…
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Three Sawos pearl shell body ornaments, in classic crescent form, pierced and decorated with woven fibre and shell, usewear…
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A New Ireland ancestor sculpture, of wood with shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, Bismarck Archipelago, 134 cm
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Massim comb, very fine carved decoration to top and middle. Wood, plaited fibre. Length 40 cm. Width 4.5 cm
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Masawa Kula canoe lagim (splashboard). Collected Amphlette Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnic…
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Large Papua New Guinea Asmat shield traditional decoration with double mask finial, top split to shield, 154 cm height
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Two pearl shell pectorals, Kina, Mendi valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, used in ceremony by men and women, and…
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A spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (mid twentieth century), carved hardwood, 39 cm long
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Papua New Guinea, Sepik figure, decorated with hair and shells, a/f (feet missing), set on stand, height 29 cm and 38 cm…
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Three Massim artefacts, a finger drum, a lintel ornament, and a spatula, shell, wood, glass beads, seeds fibre, Trobriand…
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Iatmul Sago storage jar, Damarau, Sepik River, hand-built earthenware, moulded as a bird figure on either side, highlighted…
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Prince Alexander mountains, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, these shell rings are the most…
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Collection of 'First Air Mail' stamped envelopes, including Papua, New Zealand, etc, and other air mail envelopes
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A Papua New Guinea highland shield, with polychrome design in ochres, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, height 131 cm
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Abelam figural Status axe. Ceremonially used as a body decoration and placed over the shoulder, with the blade pointing…
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Sepik River ancestor mask middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Often refer to ancestor or clan spirits…
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An ancestral figure, in hunched form, base weathered, Astrolabe Bay, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu…
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A roof finial figure, of a male figure with upswept arms and bird crouched on back, portion of arm and cross missing, of…
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A Ramu river ancestral figure, in classic form with protrusions on face, mounted on custom steel stand, repair to top…
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Two Sentani Paddles, both with profuse geometric spiralling designs, Sentani Lakes, West Papua. Provenance: The Dr George…
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A ceremonial Initiation pot, used to serve yam soup to initiates, traditionally mixed with human flesh/bone gratings, Nukuma…
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Mendi valley war shield (Worrumbi), Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, oval form shield with central ridge, decorated with…
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A fighting shield, yellow and white abstract motifs, 'Worrumbi', Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 129 x 36 cm
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An Asmat ritual costume, in woven fibre, decorated with ochre and grass tassels, mounted in a wooden perspex box, Pupis village…
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A Highlands cooking pot, old ceramic cooking pot with incised design and missile form, chips to rim A/F, on perspex mount,…
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An eye mask and a yam mask, the eye mask from Sassoya, Prince Alexander mountains, the yam mask from Wosera, Southern Abelam,…
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New Guinea large dance shield. Sepik River face carved tall shield with cane, double handle. Height 235 cm
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A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and fitted eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 37 x 10 x 15 cm
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A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and glass eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 38 x 11 x 14 cm
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An Abelam house lintel, profusely carved with four ancestral busts, birds and other figures, decorated with natural ochres,…
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Admiralty Islands spear head, 19th century, with obsidian head, with carved decoration, on mount, height 31 cm (spear head).…
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Paua New Guinea fighting shield, Southern Highlands, with a central ridge for strength, painted bright red - so the warrior in…
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An old fighting shield, Pora Pora river, lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, large central face, flying foxes top and bottom,…
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An old bowl, Wuvulu (Matty) Island, Papua New Guinea, carved from traditional hardwood, shows usage over time, 49 x 25 cm
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A woven Helmut mask, Baba, Abelam people, Papua New Guinea, this is a simple but very strong mask, tightly woven, the details…
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A collection of New Guinea body ornaments, together with a magic stone from the Mendi Valley, which was collected by Warwick…
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A Mt Hagen fighting axe and a New Guinea traditional smoking implement, Papua New Guinea 77 cm, 65 cm
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Carved timber mask, Sepik river, decorated with incised features and markings, protruding nose, coloured and dotted in earthy…
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Canoe wave splitter, Gawa Nagela, with finely inscribed curvilinear design. Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnik…
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Early Massim bowl, a hollowed circular dish of large proportions, with a thick edge decorated in a zigzag motif broken by…
