VOKEO ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LEWAMASK Vokeo Island, Papua New Guinea, Lewa mask, carved and polychrome pigment decorated wood, accented with natural fibers, and rising on custom stand, mask: 16.5"h Provenance:...
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MASSIM PEOPLE CARVED SPLASHBOARD (LAGIM)Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands...
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LARGE MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIADESCRIPTION:MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIA (APA-36) DURING THE 1945 OKINAWA CAMPAIGN This full hull, 1/4 scale model of a Bayfield Class attack transport is mounted on two brass pedestal supports...
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NEW IRELAND MASK OR HEAD, HAVING ORIGINALPAINT AND HAI...New Ireland Mask or Head, having original paint and hair, depicting jumping fish on top as well as black snakes circling the face, small section missing from...
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DAVID STONE (1922-2001) "JAPANESE LAND",ORIGINALDavid K Stone (Oregon, 1922 - 2001) "Japanese Land on New Guinea" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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19TH C. SOLOMON ISLANDS SHELL KAPKAP(HEAD / PECTORAL)**Originally Listed At $1000**
Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral...
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19TH C. PNG ADMIRALTY ISLANDS ADZE HANDLEW/ BLADE**Originally Listed At $500**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled...
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KANDIMBONG ANCESTOR FIGUREAncestor figure,Kandimbong, large, with conical headdress and mask-like face. Simple, clean lines, yet very expressive.
Traditional Lower Sepik River figures, representing clan founders,...
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LETTERS FROM DOUGLAS L. OLIVER TO LEDOUXPersonalletters from Douglas L. Oliver to Louis Pierre Ledoux dated Feb. 1938 and May 1937.
1938 letter, written on Harvard University stationary, sent to Louis Pierre Ledoux in...
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LETTER FROM MISSIONARY ON YUOU ISLANDTypedon onion paper, unsigned, the letter appears to be from a missionary priest, possibly German, describing local life on Yuou Island.
Yuou Island is probably Yuo Island, also...
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LEDOUX NOTES 1932 FIRTH FIELD AND CGSELIGMANNNotes typed by Louis Pierre Ledoux on 1932 R. Firth's field notes, and 1910 C.G. Seligmann's "The Mels of British N.G..."
Typed notes entitled "Field Method: notes...
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ARTICLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MURIKETHNOGRAPHICArticle and English translation of Murik ethnographic article.
Journal article (original format) of Schmidt, P. Joseph. “Die Ethnographie Der Nor-Papua (Murik-Kaup-Karau)...
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Bernatzik. South Pacific. CONRU, Kevin.Bernatzik. South Pacific. Milan, 5 Continents Editions, 2002. South Pacific: the beauty of a paradise lost captured through 150 extraordinary photographs taken in the early...
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A Collection of Five Related OceanicArt and Culture Publications. Sculpture Monumentale d'Oceanie. Sculpture monumentale de Nouvelle Guinee et des Nouvelles Hebrides. Catalogue d'exposition Galerie Jeanne Bucher...
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MALEKULA PEOPLES, JANUS FIGURE 20thc., Vanuatu Islands, (near Papua New Guinea), bamboo, carved wood, molded clay, polychrome pigments, on custom wood stand, 15"h x 11"w x 4"d...
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GROUP OCEANIC STYLE TRIBAL CARVINGSIncl. Papua New Guinea and Nias Island, carved wood masks and figures, 41"h x 3"w x 5.5"d (largest), 20"h x 4.5"w x 3"w (smallest)...
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(3) DOGON FIGURAL SCYTHES & TROBRIANDISLANDS ADZE(lot of 3) Tribal tools, including: (2) scythes, Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa, with carved figural handles, (one) female figure, (one) figure covering face...
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WORLD COIN COLLECTION / BINDER 17 OF21: POLAND TO ROMANIA Mostly 19th and 20th century, to include: Poland (54 coins including a 1943 Lodz Ghetto 10 mark token); Portugal (57 coins); Portuguese India (22 coins);...
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THREE BOOKSTHREE BOOKS: "The Birds ofNew Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands..." by John Gould, a facsimile published by Hill House, Australia. Includes volumes one, two, and five, red cloth hardbound folios,...
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OFFICIAL BANKNOTES OF EVERY NATION -16 Each of these is a large envelope with a country map, dated stamp and currency note of: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Sweden, Central African Republic, Kenya, Madagascar, Sultanate...
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TWO STAMP ALBUMS, CONSISTING OF: NORFOLKISLAND AND PAPUA NEW GUINEATwo Stamp Albums, Consisting of: Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea...
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SCARCE EAST SEPIK NEW GUINEA BASKETRYHELMET MASK, WWII ERA Abelam Yam Harvest Ceremony Spirit Mask (Baba Tagwa Tumbwa) in coil-woven plant fiber, rattan, grey, yellow, red and black pigments. The Abelam People...
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TWO ASSORTED NEW GUINEA ARTISTS WORKSTwoAssorted New Guinea Artists Works, The first: Malagan figure by Edward Sale, on a metal stand, painted wood, used by the Walik group in the "Meku" ceremony, Laup Village,...
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TWO HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS BY JOHNGOULD 19TH CENTURY 20” X 14” SIGHT AND 20” X 13.5” SIGHT. FRAMED, THE LARGEST 26.75” X 20.5”. GOULD, 19th Century, 1) "Sphenocichla Roberti", 1850-83. From Volume...
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MAP "POLYNESIA. ISLANDS IN THE PACIFICOCEAN" CIRCA 1851 STEEL ENGRAVING ON PAPER, SHEET SIZE 10.5" X 14.25". UNFRAMED. OCEAN", Circa 1851, Published by J. & F. Tallis, London and New York. Drawn and engraved...
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STAMPS: COLLECTION OF BRITISH OCEANIAIN ALBUMS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (QEII), AITUTAKI, COOK ISLAND, NIUE, PITCAIRN ISLANDS, TOKELAU, VANUATU, NAURU, NORFOLK ISLAND, MALTA, WESTERN SAMOA, MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES, MALDIVES...
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PAPUA/NEW GUINEA CARVED FEAST BOWL.Tami Island, early 20th century. Oblong wooden bowl with carved designs along rim. Some edge loss. 5"h. 28.5"l....
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JOHANNES L. VAN LUCHTENBURG (1685-1711)AND PIERRE MORTIER (1661-1711)Johannes L. van Luchtenburg (1685-1711) and Pierre Mortier (1661-1711), "Carte Generale du Monde, ou Description du Monde Terrestre & Aquatique..."...
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BELT, VEGETAL FIBER, YELLOW AND REDGEOMETRICBelt, vegetal fiber, yellow and red geometric design. Ripped in places.
Field Museum in Chicago has similar belts, for example No. 134452 collected by the Joseph...
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MALEKULA PEOPLES, JANUS FIGURE 20thc., Vanuatu Islands, (near Papua New Guinea), bamboo, carved wood, molded clay, polychrome pigments, on custom wood stand, 15"h x 11"w x 4"d...
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4 FRANKLIN MINT GOLD PROOF COINS TOINCLUDE A100 KINA OF PAPA NEW GUINEA, 9.57 GRAMS, 100 DOLLAR COOK ISLAND 9.6 GRAMS, 1978 250 DOLLAR GOLD COIN OF BELIZE, 8.81 GRAMS, 100 DOLLAR BRITISH VIRGIN ISLAND GOLD...
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Contemporary tribal items including:Gope Board original hand carved piece from Kipi Village Goaribari Island Gulf of Papua New Guinea 1968-1971 period Certificate of Authenticity No. 105 #3-6 50'' h....
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Admiralty Islands Papua New Guinea ObsidianSpear Point length 11.5 in.mid-20th century...
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Kiwai Island, Papua, New Guinea JadeAxe Head, the well-shaped piece of dark green nephrite jade with one pointed end and a broad cutting end, the broad end with nicely honed edge and very good polish, collected...
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A Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Bed FigureManus Province Admiralty Islands male figure carved lying flat on his back on a raised platform height 7 1/2 in. width 18 1/2 in. depth 7 1/2 in. Provenance: With H.M....
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Three Oceanic hand carved wooden spears,Papua New Guinea; one Troibriand Island pigment dyed example with scrolling shield and open work carving, along with a barbed hunting/fishing shaft, and one barbed spear with...
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