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Sepik Art

Papua new Guinea Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Polynesian Australian A cute small stool or Headrest carved
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Slate

Papua New Guinea Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Papua New Guinea: Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region  Northern Papua New Guinea, 20th Century  A
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Shell, Paint, Feathers, Wicker

Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea For many groups in Papua
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Tribal Art

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Bone

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for suspension. Overall
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Hard Wood Yam Mask Red and Black
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik hard wood yam mask with areas of red, black and white pigments. Mask
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material, Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask Red Pigments ex Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency piece
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Mask Yellow Pigments on Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik River area tightly woven raffia yam mask with areas of heavy yellow
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient and exceptional mask of the brag type, Murik Lakes , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Three Early Miniature Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Masks on Custom Bases
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three early Papua New Guinea Sepik miniature tightly woven raffia yam mask with areas of
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Light Wood Yam Mask Elegant Flame Shaped Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik light wood yam mask. Elegant flame shaped form, old, oxidized wood
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material, Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask With Pigments Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency. Areas
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Wood Yam Mask Yellow Red and Black on Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik hard wood yam mask with areas of yellow, red, black and white pigments
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material, Wood

A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
, Tribal Art, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, in carved wood and painted with patina due to use, characteristic
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Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

A TRIBAL Ritual SCULPTURE MASK TUNIC Middle SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
, Tribal Art, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic , spectacular ceremonial costume of homage to the deceased with an
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Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

A Rare Spirit Mask ‘Barak’ or ‘Yamburai Parak’
Located in London, GB
A Rare Spirit Mask ‘Barak’ or ‘Yamburai Parak’ Wood, remains of polychrome Eastern Sepik Province
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Biwat People Ancestral Mask Papua New Guinea, Circa 1980
Located in Rochester, NY
Biwat people mask from the Yuat river region middle Sepik river Papua New Guinea in nicely aged
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Shell, Wood, Natural Fiber

Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful and large example of Oceanic art, this delightful woven mask would have been used on
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Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

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Cane, Rattan, Wood

Iatmul People Group "Mei" Mask
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Eyes. Collected in Kaminabit, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. The Mei is the ancestral
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

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Wood, Paint

Iatmul People Group "Mei" Mask
Iatmul People Group "Mei" Mask
H 37 in W 9 in D 5 in
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea Hand carved from a clam
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Shell

Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea Hand carved from a clam
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Shell

Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea Hand carved from a clam
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Shell

Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
stand. The mask was a classic tribal art piece from Abelam people who live in Maprik area of the Mid
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

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Natural Fiber, Acrylic

20th Century Oceanic Wood Feast Platter with Stylized Flying Fox Motif
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Oceanic Wood Feast Platter with Stylized Flying Fox Motif Boiken Peoples, East Sepik
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Wood

Abelam "Yam Festival" Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Papua New Guinea Carved-Wood Lumi Shield on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
the West Sepik region, the northwestern most province of Papua New Guinea (now referred to as Sandaun
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

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Asian Gilt Bronze Sitting Buddha Statue with Gesture of Both Hands on Legs
Located in 景德镇市, CN
This solemn Asian Gilt Bronze Sitting Buddha Statue with Gesture of Both Hands on Legs is nice and collectible. The Buddha seated in the meditation posture is known as the Dhyana Mu...
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Antique 19th Century Metalwork

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Bronze

19th Century Steel and Sterling Silver Malaysian Dagger
Located in Miami, FL
19th century sterling silver Malaysian Dagger. Original carved mahogany wood handle. Sterting silver carved crown. Damascene steel. The kris is an asymmetrical dagger with distincti...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malaysian Malayer Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Mahogany

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gilded Crucifix with Calcite Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded crucifix with calcite crystals and baroque pearls. The calcite crystals are from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee. It is an example of the world's fin...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Religious Items

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

African Senufo Round Stool
Located in Centreville, VA
These Senufo stools are hand carved from hardwood by the Senufo Tribe in the Ivory Coast. Senufo stools are known for their stocky tapered legs and concave tops and are traditional...
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Late 20th Century African Footstools

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Wood

African Senufo Round Stool
African Senufo Round Stool
H 10.75 in Dm 8 in
Large Abstract Polychrome Nafana "Bedu" Mask, Burkina Faso, Africa Wood Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nafana "Bedu" mask, from Southern Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. Wood with natural earth pigments. Note the double faces, one with tubular eyes and mouth for the dancer and the larger a...
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Heavy Wood Carved Elephant with Tusks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
African Heavy Wood Carved Elephant with Tusks Nice Details Slight wear on finish
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Late 20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head. The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
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Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

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Bronze

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll. Untouched condition with a beautiful natural age-related patina. Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) a...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Antique Terracota Octopus Pot . Portugal
Located in Azaruja, PT
These pots are stunning sculptural treasures from the sea. An handmade terracota pot submerged under sea and used as a trap for individual octopus, a lovely pink. Oyster shells c...
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Antique Early 1900s Portuguese Organic Modern Vases

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Terracotta

Antique Terracota Octopus Pot . Portugal
Antique Terracota Octopus Pot . Portugal
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H 11.82 in Dm 9.85 in
West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
From the West African country of Bukina Faso this Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" fertility Figure in carved wood would typically be placed in the ‘thilda’, a shrine or small room withi...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Tall Gilt Bronze Buddha, 17th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom, 16th-17th century gold gilt bronze temple Buddha, measuring 60 inches tall This beautiful Buddha sculpture will bring serenity and timeless style to you...
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Antique 17th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
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Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art

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Wool

Naga Shell Bracelet
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Shell decorated with a frieze of nine characters described in dotted mines. The Naga are a tribe living in Nagaland, a place located at the border between Indian and Burma. They wer...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art

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Shell

Naga Shell Bracelet
Naga Shell Bracelet
H 6.3 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Organic Handmade African Tribal Art Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Stool Ivory Coast
By Senufo
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Style African tribal art very unique wood stool, bench, side table or headrest from a single block of wood with stunning wood grain and patina. Stur...
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Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century. A Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store th...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

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Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
Located in Vienna, AT
pioneered collecting of New Guinea art and assembled one of the world’s top collections. A wonderfully
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
H 20.08 in W 5.91 in D 1.97 in
Sepik River Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Antique Basketry mask acquired in the 1950s from the Sepik River Valley of Papua New Guinea.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

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Clay, Wood, Feathers

Sepik River Altar Piece
Located in New York, NY
Classic Sepik River Tribe Altar piece; Sculpted from straw, clay and river mud. Inlaid with a
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Vintage 1930s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Straw, Clay, Shell

Sepik River Altar Piece
Sepik River Altar Piece
H 37 in W 6.5 in D 7 in
Pair of Abelam Maprick Standing Figures, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two Abelam spirit totems dating the late 19th century and mounted on wooden plinths. Measures: 83 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches.
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River
Located in Hershey, PA
In the early 1960's one of the greatest treasure troves of Oceanic Art came to light near the Ewa
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
: "Lestrite, Middel Sepik District, New Guinea".
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Antique 1890s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Primitives

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Shell, Wood

19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
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H 21.66 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
Yena Cult Head
Located in Asheville, NC
Yena cult head from the Washkuk area, Sepik River Papua New Guinea, dated 1932 en verso, on later
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Vintage 1930s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Brass

Yena Cult Head
Yena Cult Head
H 22 in W 8.5 in
Oceanic Fine Old Ambelam Yam Mask
Located in London, GB
painted pigments Measures: Height 40 cm, 16 inches Sepik River Papua New Guinea Early 20th century Ex: New
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Oceanic Fine Old Ambelam Yam Mask
Oceanic Fine Old Ambelam Yam Mask
H 15.75 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Expressive Papua New Guinea Stopper, Ex John Friede Collection
Located in Vienna, AT
A very old and beautifully encrusted stopper. This intriguing and expressive Middle Sepik area
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Talipun Bride Price from Papua New Guinea
Located in Seattle, WA
Fine Talipun (bride price) from the Yangoru Boiken people of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Shell, Feathers

Late 20th Century Papua New Guinea Wooden Sepik Suspension Hook
Located in New York, NY
of the Sepik River region, carved on both sides, featuring a stylized figure, flanked by two
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Late 20th Century Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

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Wood

Two Early 20th Century New Guinea Sepik River Plaques
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Wonderfully graphic early 20th century New Guinea Sepik River region carved and polychrome painted
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Native Tribal Mask from the Sepik Gable Tribe of New Guinea
Located in Dallas, TX
This tribal mask is thought to ward off evil spirits and is native to the Paqua People of the Sepik
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20th Century Guinean Tribal Art

Antique Palm wood Sepik Papua club Oceanic Polynesian Fiji Fijian Tong
Located in London, GB
Antique Palm wood Club Papua New guinea Nice old palm wood club with smooth tactile surface well used with aged patina Very good condition, Period late 19th Length 98 cm.
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
basketwork, these huge masks represent some of the finest examples of Sepik art. Compare a mask in the Art
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
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H 43.71 in Dm 25.6 in
Decorative Objects in the Style of Sepik River Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
A striking tribal mask with a beard of natural fibers that add a human quality to the starkness of the wood.
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Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Masks

Sepik River Artefact, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Sepik River over modeled human skull c.1920 For Sale in this LOT is a unique and almost predatory
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Vintage 1920s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Natural Fiber

Papuan canoe prow with stand.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stylized crocodile carving from the front of a canoe. Collected from the Middle Sepik River in
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Papuan canoe prow with stand.
Papuan canoe prow with stand.
H 17 in W 21 in D 8 in
Papua New Guinea MEI Mask from Tambanum Village
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to protect you again evil spirit, it is from the middle sepik river, from the Tambanum village, I
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1990s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood, Shell

Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
This well carved and polychrome decorated suspension hook figure was from the Middle Sepik river
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Stunning Huge New Guinea Sepik Style Mask
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Composed of all natural elements, this huge New Guinea Sepik style mask is a turtle shell inlaid
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Organic Modern Tribal Art

Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
culture of the Sepik River and are best known for their art and male initiations within the tribe. They
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
Quai Branly, Jacque Chirac did an exhibit called, SEPIK Arts de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Masks

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Wood

Large Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly a spectacular piece in Scope and design. Carved by a master wood carver from a single piece of wood and decorated with traditional pigments. This particular mask is from the...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Masks

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Natural Fiber, Wood

Sepik River Crocodile Orators Stool or Side Table Papua New Guinea 1960s
Located in Melbourne, AU
A mid 20th Century Sepik River Crocodile stool, hand carved from a single piece of solid timber
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Furniture

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Hardwood

Vibrantly Colored Baba Festival Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea. Yam farming was a often
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

Antique Hand Carved Crocodile Head Canoe Prow
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable hand carved wooden crocodile canoe prow figure, collected from the Central Sepik River
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Old Papua New Guinea Men's Sacred Spirit House Totem
Located in Rochester, NY
from a prominent local estate, this was collected many years ago. A genuinely old tribal art item, not
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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Shell, Wood

Papua New Guinea Carved Paddles
Located in Atlanta, GA
of carved wood paddles originate from along the Sepik river regions of Papua New Guinea. These river
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects

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Iron

Papua New Guinea Carved Paddles
Papua New Guinea Carved Paddles
H 90 in W 13 in D 13 in
20th Century Tribal Sepik River Maskette
Located in New York, NY
Condensation of detail and an ingenious economy of space characterize this fascinating Sepik
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Middle Sepik River Gable Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Finely carved and painted Sepik River Gable Mask dating from the early to mid 20th century,
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

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Wood

Middle Sepik River Gable Mask
Middle Sepik River Gable Mask
H 23 in W 10.25 in D 2.5 in
Oceanic Sepik Shell Ornament Papua New Guniea
Located in London, GB
Oceanic tribal art Fine old Sepik river carved shell nose ornament Carved in a pleasing
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Shell

Sepik River Carved Stool
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Once owned by an important art collector and then sold to a Honolulu Museum, is now once again
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Stools

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Wood

Sepik River Carved Stool
Sepik River Carved Stool
H 17.5 in Dm 17 in
Oceanic Tribal Art Old Ambelam Yam Mask Papua, New Guinea
Located in London, GB
slender nose with painted pigments Orchid vine fiber Measures: Height 29 cm, 11, 1/2 inches Sepik River
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Large Decorative Papua New Guinea Sculpture
Located in Hilversum, NL
Sepik is a gallery of tribal art, each village boasts a unique style and every villager is an artisan
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

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Wood

New Guinea Tribal Shield
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood with white, red and yellow decoration. From the Sepik River region. Provenance
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

New Guinea Tribal Shield
New Guinea Tribal Shield
H 83.75 in W 17.25 in
Maprik Basketry Mask, Papua New Guinea
Located in Asheville, NC
Sepik river Basket mask, A large Maprik basketry mask, Papua New Guinea, of upright form with
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Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Maprik Basketry Mask, Papua New Guinea
Maprik Basketry Mask, Papua New Guinea
H 17.5 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Debating Stool by the Iatmul People
By Iatmul People
Located in Cambridge, MA
A debating stool like those used by the Iatmul People of the middle Sepik River region of Papua
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood, Paint

Large New Guinea Ceremonial Mask
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A fantastic and huge ceremonial mask from New Guinea , possibly lower Sepik region. Please read our
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood, Shell

Large New Guinea Ceremonial Mask
Large New Guinea Ceremonial Mask
H 64 in W 14 in D 5 in
New Guinea ceremonial mask.
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
information regarding the four masks we posted today. Probably from the lower Sepik region of New Guinea. This
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Masks

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Wood, Paint, Feathers, Shell

New Guinea ceremonial mask.
New Guinea ceremonial mask.
H 28 in W 9.5 in D 5 in
A Decorative Large Sepik River Ancestral Spirit Mask/ Papua New Guinea
Located in Bridport, CT
Ancestral spirit mask, made of wood colored with natural pigments. Carved and painted mask with elongated nose, further decorated with an antelope head and a second mask/man with arm...
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Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Fur, Shell, Wood

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Sepik Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of sepik art on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and shell. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each piece of sepik art bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Sepik Art?

Prices for a piece of sepik art start at $309 and top out at $11,500 with the average selling for $2,400.

Finding the Right Folk Art for You

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.