A SEPIK PAPUA NEW GUINEA INITIATIONHELM MASK DECORATED WITH COWRIE SHELLS AND RAFFIA A Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia, 36"h...
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A LARGE SEPIK PAPUA NEW GUINEA INITIATIONHELM MASK WITH INSET COWRIE SHELLS AND RAFFIA A large Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia for a 'beard', 39"h...
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A LARGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA MASK FITTEDWITH COWRIE SHELL EYES AND HAIR A large Papua New Guinea mask fitted with cowrie shell eyes and hair 58"h x 18"w...
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A LOT OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA NUT, SHELL,BEAD AND WARTHOG NECKLACES AND BRACELETS A lot of Papua New Guinea nut, shell, bead and warthog necklaces and bracelets...
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A PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIBAL STOOL OF TURTLEFORM A Papua New Guinea tribal stool of turtle form, the sides carved with spirit mask, cowrie shell embellishments, 8"h x 18"w x 6.75"d...
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A PAPUA NEW GUINEA HAIR AND SHELL DECORATEDWOVEN BASKET PIG A Papua New Guinea hair and shell decorated woven basket pig, 6"h x 14"l...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA ABELAM YUA SHELL CURRENCYRING Papua New Guinea Abelam People (East Sepik Province) shell ring (yua) fashioned from the marble-like shell of the giant clam, one edge with incisions (kokomo) raised...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA CHAMBRI PORTRAIT SUSPENSIONHOOK Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes portrait suspension hook worked in wood from the Sepik region, featuring polychrome coiffure over carved face, the eyes decorated with...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA MENDI BAILER SHELLNECKLACE Mendi People of Papua New Guinea Highlands bailer shell pectoral necklace ornament having braided rope strand, raised on metal stand. Overall: 12.5" H; shell: 10.5"...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA MENDI BAILER SHELLNECKLACE Mendi People of Papua New Guinea Highlands bailer shell pectoral necklace ornament having braided rope strand, raised on metal stand. Overall: 10.75" H; shell: 9.75"...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA ABELAM YUA SHELL CURRENCYRING Papua New Guinea Abelam People (East Sepik Province) shell ring (yua) fashioned from the marble-like shell of the giant clam, one edge with incisions (kokomo) painted...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA SHELL NECKLACE PapuaNew Guinea necklace featuring open cut shells and red seed beads woven onto a jute back-piece, raised on metal stand. Overall: 15" H; necklace: 11.5" H x 12.75" W. Provenance:...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA PIG TUSK & SEED PECTORALORNAMENT Papua New Guinea pectoral ornament featuring pig tusks, shell fragments, and red seeds bound with fiber, late 19th / early 20th century. 9.25" H x 9" W. Wear including...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA CHAMBRI PORTRAIT SUSPENSIONHOOK Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes portrait suspension hook worked in wood from the Sepik region, featuring polychrome coiffure over carved face, the eyes decorated with...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK FIGURAL SUSPENSIONHOOK Papua New Guinea Sepik Province figural suspension hook worked in polychrome wood, featuring a face surmounting a diamond-shaped body and double hook along bottom, with...
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A PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER STOOLON FIGURAL SUPPORTS WITH INSET COWRIE SHELLS A Papua New Guinea Sepik River stool on figural supports with inset cowrie shells, 15.5"h x 12.75"d...
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LARGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER COWRYSHELL WALL MASK FOR A LONGOUSE Large Papua New Guinea Sepik river cowry shell wall mask for a longouse, probably mid 20th century, polychrome paint decorated with cowry shells...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA ARTIFACTS AND JEWELRYPlexiCase with assorted Papua New Guinea shell artifacts and jewelry. Ex George Zafero Collection. Ranging in size from: 1.5'' x .75'' (4 x 2 cm) to 21'' x 1'' (53 x 3 cm). Please...
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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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CORD NECKLACE WITH SHELLSCord necklace(4 sets of twisted cord) with tambu shells, probably worn on the arm. Includes original tag labeled "single tambu rope ...armpit" and "made by women, worn by both"
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CORD OF SHELL WITH RINGSLong cord ofshell with 17 shell rings
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Rope, shells
Dimensions: L 21" (diameter shell...
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STRING OF SHELL MONEYSet of 5 shellmoney strings of various lengths and widths.
Louis Pierre Ledoux, in his chapter on Trade page 12 (lot 108 box I), explains about dogs' teeth and shell necklaces: "Necklaces...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, MURIKCarvedWooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose...
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OPENWORK FIGURE, KOPAR / ANGORAMOpenworkcarved figure, Kopar / Angoram style, with white stripes, red and yellow pigment, shell and rope ornamentation. Anthropomorphic.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes...
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STRING OF SHELL MONEYString of Nassashell money.
Louis Pierre Ledoux, in his chapter on Trade page 12 (lot 108 box I), explains about dogs' teeth and shell necklaces: "Necklaces of dogs' teeth were equivalent,...
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CARVED COCONUT BOWL FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEACarvedcoconut bowl decorated with perforated, low relief design on upper half. See similar "coconut shell" Louis Pierre Ledoux gifted to the American Museum of Natural History in...
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DOGS' TEETH PENDANTSTwo decorative pendantsof dogs' teeth, Nassa shell, and cowry shell decoration on cord with rattan loops. Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material:...
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CARVED WOOD PAPUA NEW GUINEA FIGURALHOOK Oceania, 20th century. Carved Papua New Guinea figural basket hook with cowrie shell eyes, decorative feathers and figure skirt / covering. Apparently unmarked. Approx....
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CARVED COCONUT BOWL FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEACarvedcoconut bowl decorated with perforated, low relief design on upper half.
See similar "coconut shell" Louis Pierre Ledoux gifted to the American Museum of Natural History...
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DOGS' TEETH PENDANTSTwo decorative pendantsof dogs' teeth, Nassa shell, and cowry shell decoration on cord with rattan loops.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material:...
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TRIBAL: NEW GUINEA ANCESTRAL FIGUREHOOK, SEPIK REGION, 20TH C., CARVED WOOD WITH GRASS AND SHELL DECORATION, STANDING MALE WITH COW...TRIBAL: New Guinea ancestral figure hook, Sepik Region, 20th C., carved...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA KINA SHELL ADORNMENTPapuaNew Guinea kina shell adornment, 7 1/4" w., together with a shell necklace, 16" l. and a shell necklace fragment. Provenance: The collection of Ambassador Mary Olmsted, Envoy...
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THREE PAPUA NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS NECKLACESThree Papua New Guinea Highlands necklaces, comprising a woven mask pectoral with a sawfish bill and cowrie shells on a woven cord, approx. drop 15"; a carved and painted...
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Ambusap Bridal Cowrie Shell Headpiece,from Papua New Guinea, this veil is covered in shells, each pierced up to 2 times in order to be attached, demonstrating the tightest hand-bining technique, and great attention...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA BAILER SHELL PECTORALNECKLACE Papua New Guinea Highlands bailer shell pectoral necklace, centering a large bailer shell with a row of cowrie shells sewn into the plaited fiber necklace. Note:...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA DECORATIVE CEREMONIALMASK, SHELL Oceania / Papua New Guinea, 20th century, oblong tribal mask with cowrie shell eyes, horns, and intricately carved features, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From...
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