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.
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ancestor Figure Papua New Guinea
Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century
Located in Wien, AT
Impressively carved from a single block of wood, this monumental male spirit or ancestor figure originates from the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea.
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood, Feathers
Hand-carved, Painted Wood Ancestral Spirit Figure from Papua New Guinea
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a hand-carved, painted wood ancestral spirit figure from the Middle Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea.
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Yam Ceremonial Digging Stick with Carving Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large digging stick used for the ceremony of planting the first yams of the season circa first half of the 20th century, purportedly from the ex-collection of the Children's Museum...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Oceanic Asmat Carved Wood Figure, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
The Asmat people of southwestern Papua New Guinea are renowned for one of the most powerful sculptural traditions in Oceania.
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Iatmul Ceremonial Agiba Figure, East Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
The Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea is celebrated as one of the world's great centres of indigenous sculpture, where carving traditions developed as an essential expression of...
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Oceanic Ancestral Figure with Shell Inlay, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
This compelling ancestral figure originates from the Middle Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea and dates to the early to mid-twentieth century.
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Oceanic Canoe Prow Sculptures, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
Throughout Papua New Guinea, canoes were far more than practical means of transport.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
$156,000
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Published in Douglas Newton, New Guinea Art in the Collection of the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1967, pl. 103.
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ritual artifact from the tribe of the Asmat poeple, an ethnic group of New Guinea living in the Papua province of Indonesia and South-western regions of Papua New Guinea, bis or bi...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
Collected from the coast of the headhunter tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island, in the mid 20th century, this impressive wooden sculpture was hand-carved and po...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Paint scheme is overall abstract in bold polychrome pigments of black, ocher red, yellow and white. Maprik region, Papua New Guinea. Age crack, bird at base reattached.
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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 region in Papua New Guinea, made by PNG Iatmul people and associated groups.
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid-Sepik river yam ancestor figure from abelam people, Papua New Guinea, circa early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century
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H 52 in W 12 in D 4 in
Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
An incredible work by the Asmat people, a tribal people of New Guinea who currently reside in the Papua province of Indonesia.
Category
Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Located in Forney, TX
An Oceanic "Gope" Papuan ancestral spirit board, 20th century, collected from the Gulf Province, Papua, New Guinea, Kerewa or Hohao village tribe.
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in New York, NY
This striking Yipwon sculpture is a powerful testament to the artistic and spiritual traditions of the Alamblak people from Papua New Guinea. The figure's strong, masculine head bala...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A Mendi war or dance shield with painted figure Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea With painted figure which is thought to represent a ancestor Oval shaped medium we...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic tall carved decorative Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure. The statue is over six feet tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art
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H 48 in W 9.5 in D 1.5 in
Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The whole body is covered with circles and spirals, like water swirling in river currents and eddies; the river is such a big part of life in Papua New Guinea. Morton D, May is prob...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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