NEW GUINEA LATMUL PEOPLE CEREMONIALHOUSE POSTLarge carved wood ceremonial house post, Latmul People, Middle Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea, the carved face with inset cowrie shell eyes and elongated neck, carved...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA ASMAT OPENWORK RITUALBOARDLarge carved openwork ritual board, Asmat (Bisman tribe), Casuarinen Coast, ex-Dutch New Guinea, the flat board carved with a female figure standing at the top with head...
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A MODEL OUTRIGGER CANOE USED FOR CEREMONIESA model outrigger canoe used for ceremonies, from the Tolai people, probably Duke of York Islands, between New Britain and New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, having a polychrome...
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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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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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PAPUA NEW GUINEA IATMUL WOVEN CANE GABLEMASKOceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Iatmul peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large gable mask composed of tightly woven cane fibers wrapped around a...
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CEREMONIAL GOGGLESGoggles with slitsand carved, painted design, used during ceremonial dances or sing sings.
Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division...
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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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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"
Similar...
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DIARY NOTEBOOKS AND FIELD NOTES FEB- JULY 1936The personal archive of Louis-Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001), who was the second person (and first trained anthropologist) to record significant data on the Murik people...
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BULLROARER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTBullroarer,simple, plain design.
Bullroarers are used as musical instruments, as the blade howls or roars when it is whirled through the air with the attached string. In Papua New Guinea,...
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LARGE CARVED POLYCHROME AFRICAN BAGACEREMONIAL MASK: Large carved ceremonial Baga mask from Guinea, having Red & Black painted geometrical designs. Approx. 40.25'' h x 10.75'' l x 10.25'' w.
CONDITION: Age crack...
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CEREMONIAL OR TROPHY TOOTH NECKLACENECKLACE LENGTH APPROX. 30". TEETH LENGTHS APPROX. 1.25"., Believed to be from the Asmat Tribe of Western New Guinea, Early 20th Century. Teeth are drilled and strung on...
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SELECTION OF SOUTH SEAS & NEW GUINEAWOOD CARVINGS 20th century, including two Polynesian style tiki figures; two small bowls with bird-like figures, Sepik River Valley, New Guinea; and a Javanese figure of a...
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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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FOUR ASSORTED PAPUA NEW GUINEA FIBERYAM MASKSFour Assorted Papua New Guinea Fiber Yam Masks, comprising a Baba Tagwa (ceremonial mask) from Abelam area, a Yam mask from Worsera-Abelam area, a Gable mask from...
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TWO NEW GUINEA CEREMONIAL SHIELDScarvedand painted wood Dimensions: one 71 x 9 in. (180.34 x 22.86 cm.); the other 35 1/2 x 11 in. Condition:...
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KARAWARI TRIBAL SNAILSHELL FETISH OBJECT20th c., Papua New Guinea, snail shells, woven fibers, plant leaves or bark, possibly decorative or ceremonial, with Karawari Lodge tag marked "Magic Bag", 13.5"h (incl. handle),...
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AFRICAN FANG PEOPLES NGI CULT MASK,CAMEROON African Fang peoples Ngi (Gorilla) Cult Mask, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, or Gabon, in the form of a Goriilla head, the gorilla is the animal representation of Fire...
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Sepik River New Guinea Polychrome MaskShield, carved double stacked mask shield in remnant red, white and yellow polychrome paint patterned decoration, 57"H, baring a tag reading "Extremely rare Sepik River New...
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MONUMENTAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIBAL MASK,PHALLIC Oceania / Papua New Guinea monumental carved wood and polychrome ceremonial mask, 20th century, with stylized facial features, animal, geometric, and phallic shapes,...
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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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SEPIK RIVER CARVED WOOD CEREMONIAL BIRDHOOK Papua New Guinea,20th CenturyFigural representation of a bird, potentially a hornbill, decorated in red, blue, and white polychrome paint....
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3 CARVED AFRICAN DRUMS: 1) Senufo Tribe/ Ivory Coast ceremonial drum made of Kapok wood. Decorated with turtle bird and fish motifs. Measures approx 28'' h; 2) Baga Tribe / Guinea painted ceremonial drum features...
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New Guinea Ceremonial sculpture fragment20th C wood carved crocodile head with protruding eyes scale details and anatomically correct jawline surface wear 4'' h. x 19'' l. [De-accessioned from a Connecticut...
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New Guinea wooden hook 20th C. carvedand pierced figure with crescent moon shaped base traditionally used to hang meat and ceremonial decorations in men's hut inlaid shell eyes painted red and black checking...
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Mai Spirit Board (Gope) From Papua NewGuinea Carved wood in the form of an elongated mask generously covered in pigment and cowrie shells applied pigments. Includes a custom metal stand. The Mai use spirit boards...
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Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Phallocrypt,ca. 20th Century Made of a dried and preserved gourd, hand painted, and decorated with woven natural fibers and different kinds of seeds. Unmarked and unsigned. Measures approx....
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Abelam tribe New Guinea pierced ceremonialstatue 20th C. 72'' h. 12 1/2'' w. at shoulders. [De-accessioned from a Connecticut Museum]...
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A Group of Four Papua New Guinea CeremonialYam Masks East Sepik Province three painted basketry masks probably Maprik or Wosera woven in abstract bird form one with cassowary feather highlights heights 15 1/4 in. 11...
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Two New Guinea wooden statues including:one carved and pierced figure with shell imbedded eyes rope piercings and decorations painted ceremoniously in black white and red paint surface loss to face minor damages...
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Another Papua New Guinea Je Stone DaniTribe 19th Century Used by the Dani tribe the je stones were made of slate and were usually flat and elongated. The stones were imported from the Jalemo people who live northeast...
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A Papua New Guinea Je Stone Dani TribeEarly 19th Century Flat slate stone with pointed and blunted ends center having braided fiber bands in tan red and green with attached fur pelts bark and reed shafts overall...
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NEW GUINEA CEREMONIAL TRIBALL MASK.Together with a carved wood fertility figure (height 22'') and a carved wood animal (height 32'') Height 32'' Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is...
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Two Sepic River Ceremonial Shields NewGuinea each having carved and polychrome decoration. Height of taller 87 inches....
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