Sepik River Figural Suspension/FoodHook, Papua New Guinea, 20th century carved wood with natural pigments and inset cowrie shell eyes height 33.5 in — 85.1 cm...
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AFRICAN BLACKWATER RIVER SPIRIT FIGURE20" x 9" x 3?" Carved wood spirit frigure f=rom the Blackwater River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea mounted on wood base....
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(2) OCEANIC FIGURAL POTTERY STORAGEJARS 20th c., Papua New Guinea (Sepik River), one with gallery tag, 8.5"h x 8.5"w (larger), 7.25"h x 7.5"w x 10"d (smaller)...
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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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SEPIK RIVER WOOD FIGURE Sepik Riverwood figure, Papua New Guinea, raised on stand, 5'4"h (overall). Provenance: Field collected prior to WWII by an Austrian trader/collector; acquired in 1977 by the New Britain...
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TWO PAPUA NEW GUINEA CEREMONIAL WOODENOBJECTScomprising: lime spatula painted black with two undulating pattern designed bands and figural handle, inscribed "194883708/AD", 15-1/2 in.; upper Sepik River ceremonial...
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HOOK FIGURE, SEPIK RIVERHook figure,sometimes also known as 'Samban", carved with both male and female elements, with red and black pigment. Typical geometric design at back of neck, mask-like face, standing...
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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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DOUBLE FIGURE, LOWER SEPIKLower SepikRiver Figure, double figure. Rare. Main figure with mask-like face and large slanted, oval stylized eyes, and smaller figure at below with similar stylized, oval, slanted...
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COAST SEPIK CANOE PROW FIGURECanoe prowfigure, with exquisitely carved headdress, ear ornament, and designs on chest/shoulder/back of neck
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date:...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MALE CHARM FIGURESmallmale charm figure, with detail at back of head, includes original tag labeled " Kaup 3/31/36" and "Charm God as before".
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE AMULETKANDIMBONGLower Sepik River Figure, small male amulet figure Kandimbong, standing on pedestal, with very long pointed nose/beak reaching the floor. Includes original tag label...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE AMULETKANDIMBONGLower Sepik River Figure, male amulet Kandimbong with original tag
Lower Sepik River Figure, small male amulet figure Kandimbong, includes original tag labeled...
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CANOE PROW FIGURE, LOWER SEPIK RIVERCanoeprow figure, possibly of Papuan big-eared bat, which was once considered extinct since 1890 until finding a specimen in 2014.
Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE ANCESTORFIGUREKandimbong male ancestor figure with stacked headdress, standing on pedestal, Murik oval spiral designs on shoulder blades and initiation rite design on chest. Beautiful...
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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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KAKAR SPEARKakar spear, with rattanand rope band, face of ancestor figure. Kakar spears are some of the most sacred and important features of Murik society, as they are thought to possess spiritual powers to...
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AMULET, LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGUREAmulet(malita) figure, with brag-mask face with hook nose, standing on pedestal. Very worn.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material:...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE ANCESTORFIGUREKandimbong male ancestor figure with headdress and double face: the top has prominent large eyes and long nose, and the bottom face is much more mythical, with long...
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IATMUL PEOPLE, KAWA RIGIT 2-FIGURE ORATOR'SSTOOL Likely 19th c., Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Region, carved wood with natural brown patina and remnant red and black pigment, carved as two standing figures bearing...
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TWO PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD FIGURALHOOKS Oceania, 20th century. Group of two Papua New Guinea, likely Middle Sepik River, carved wood hooks. Comprising of one foot hook and one decorative hook. Apparently...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA SNAKESKIN KUNDU HANDDRUMCarved wood kundu hand drum, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, draped snakeskin drum head, carved geometric and figural elements, approx 39.25"h, 8"diam, 7.25lbs...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA YIPWON HOOK FIGURE,55"HYipwon (hook figure), likely Alamblak or Yimam peoples, Korewori River, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, curved and pointed hooks arranged on a vertical axis, central stylized...
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TWO PAPUA NEW GUINEAN CARVED WOOD ITEMSTwoPapua New Guinean carved wood items, Two works: A carved wood crocodile spoon Fourth-Quarter 20th Century; Sepik River, Papua New Guinea The stylized crocodile carving...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE ANCESTORFIGUREKandimbong male ancestor figure with headdress and double face: the top has prominent large eyes and long nose, and the bottom face is much more mythical, with long...
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OCEANIC CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREOceanicCarved Wood Ancestral Figure, Middle Sepik or Blackwater River, Papua New Guinea, partial label with " B4518 Ancestral figure, Blackwater River", carved with two faces, kaolin,...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA JUGATE SPIRIT FIGURE,CIRCA 1930 Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly...
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AFRICAN UPPER KARAWARI RIVER HOOK FIGURE-YIPWONUpperKarawari River, Southern margins of the Sepik, Yuma Papua New Guinea, late 19th / early 20th century; wood and shell; accompanied by documentation and appraisal Dimensions:...
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OCEANIC IATMUL CARVED WOOD MALE FIGUREWITH SHELLS Oceania, Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, large carved wood sculpture depicting a standing nude male figure wielding a metal spear...
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NEW GUINEA WASHKUK ANCESTRAL FIGURE,CA. 1900 46½" x 12" x 6" Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Washkuk Region, ca. early to mid 20th century, a large figure carved from a single piece of dark wood. The upper section...
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MUNDUGUMOR WUSEAR FLUTE SPIRIT FIGURE,EX KLEJMAN likely 19th/20th c., Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Yuat River region, wood, painted shell, Cassowary feathers, modeled as a stylized human figure with large head...
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EAST SEPIK FINELY CARVED FIGURAL BETELMORTAR Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, the figure carved with large eyes and hooked beak, ovoid torso on squat legs, wearing a necklace or breast ornament and zig-zag belt,...
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River FiguralMask, ca. 20th Century Large hand carved wood mask, painted with natural pigments, and with cowery shell eyes. Unmarked and unsigned. Measues approx. 27-3/4" x 11-1/2"....
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Oceanic carved wooden male figure, PapuaNew Guinea; impressive assemblage in Middle Sepik River style, elongated painted masked head decorated with feathers, fibers, cowrie shells, and boar's tusk, carved effigy...
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Papua, New Guinea carved wooden standingfigure; Middle Sepik River style female, the elongated face decorated with cowrie shells, tied fiber, pigment dyed face and body, embossed rectangular and arched elements...
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Oceanic carved wooden orator's stool,Papua New Guinea; distinctive Middle Sepik River style; standing male figure forms reverse side of seat; the disproportionate dyed face is decorated with raffia, cowie shells,...
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