A SEPIK RIVER ANIMAL MASK WITH APPLIEDCOWRIE SHELLS A Sepik River animal mask with applied cowrie shells, hair and teeth, 30"h and a Sepik River totem figure modeled as winged bird wrapped with a cowrie shell...
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A SEPIK RIVER RED STAINED CARVED FIGURALPLAQUE WITH INSET COWRIE SHELLS A Sepik River red stained carved figural plaque with inset cowrie shells, 23"h x 22"w and a Sepik River initiation helm basket mask with applied...
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TWO SEPIK RIVER IMPLEMENTSTwo SepikRiver Implements Papua, New Guinea Wood, rattan Height 28 inches
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a...
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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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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASKCarved woodenmask, with ribbed design around face and a ribbed center line from forehead to nose, slanted eyes. Original twisted rope through septum.
Locale: Lower Sepik River.
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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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SEPIK NOSE PIECE, BOAR TUSKS BOUND RATTANFIBERBoar Tusks bound with Rattan Fiber, includes original 1936 tag labeled by Louis Pierre Ledoux "Sepik nose piece -- worn when you've killed a man"
Region: Lower Sepik...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASKCarved woodenmask with pronounced pointed nose and slanted eyes, original red and yellow design, rattan decoration on one edge. Similar to masks found in the Ramu River, Lower Sepik Province.
Locale:...
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LARGE MASK PAPUA NEW GUINEA LOWER SEPIKREDDISHVery large lower Sepik River mask, with reddish pigmentation, pronounced and angular cheeks. The simplicity and clean lines of this mask is stunning.
Locale: Lower...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KOPAR / ANGORAMSTYLECarved Wooden Mask with very long, pointed nose. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower...
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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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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KOPAR / ANGORAMSTYLECarved Wooden Mask, long pointed nose, stylized.
Damage and repair to bottom chin area.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long,...
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LETTER OF INTRODUCTION SIGNED BY MARGARETMEADOriginal typed and signed letter on The American Museum of Natural History stationary, dated Oct. 29, 1935.
A letter of introduction written by Margaret Mead to Rev....
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FLUTE MASKMask (FluteMask) with original red, black, yellow pigment; original fiber plugs in septum
Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood,...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KAUP, MURIKLAKES REGIONMask (Flute Mask) with small ears
Locale: Lower Sepik River, Kaup (Murik Lakes)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment
Dimensions:...
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MARGARET MEAD -REO F. FORTUNE EQUIPMENTLIST NOTESMargaret Mead / Reo F. Fortune equipment list and notes on the Murik
1927 Equipment List used by R F. Fortune, and Notes written by Margaret Mead and husband R....
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover. Locale: New Guinea Region: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua...
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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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BOW, LOWER SEPIK RIVERBow, with rattanbanding on one end, and relief carving of snake along center length. Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material: Wood,...
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AXE, LOWER SEPIK RIVERWooden axe withintricate rattan design. The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, describes a similar axe collected by Michael Leahy before 1937 (accession no. 1937.39.33) thus: "Isolated New...
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SEVEN VARIED WOOD FESTIVAL MASKSComprising:two Papua New Guinea, Sepik River painted examples, a well-carved and painted wood Northwest Coast style face mask, a Japanese example of an elderly man, and three further...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover.
Locale: New Guinea
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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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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BOW, LOWER SEPIK RIVERBow, with rattanbanding on one end, and relief carving of snake along center length.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood,...
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AXE, LOWER SEPIK RIVERWooden axe withintricate rattan design.
The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, describes a similar axe collected by Michael Leahy before 1937 (accession no. 1937.39.33) thus: "Isolated New...
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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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25PCS PNG SEPIK RIVER ARTIFACTS 2 BOWS& 23 ARROWS 25 Papua New Guinea Sepik River bows and arrows, arrows made of bamboo with carved hardwood tips, some smooth and some barbed, 2-4 with banded pigment decoration,...
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SEPIK RIVER POLYCHROME WOOD ANCESTRALDEITY Life size Sepik River, PNG polychrome carved wood ancestral deity, depicted standing on one leg, the other amputated below the knee, wearing a colorful bird mask and...
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LARGE OCEANIC MALE ANCESTOR SPIRIT FIGUREPALAMBAI VILLAGE, IATMUL PEOPLE, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 43 1/2"H X 9 1/2"W X 9 1/2"DLarge Oceanic Male Ancestor Spirit Figure Palambai Village, Iatmul People, Middle...
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THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES 19TH/20THCENTURY LENGTHS FROM 29” TO 43”.THREE SEPIK RIVER WOODEN FIGURES, 19th/20th Century, Together with a war club and a paper fan. Dimensions: Lengths from 29" to 43"....
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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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PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER STYLE FOODHOOK Papua New Guinea Sepik River style food hook, hand-carved wooden sculpture, ornamental version of a food hook, traditionally hung on the ceiling to store and protect...
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