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Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Sumatra, but most likely traded from Irian Jaya.
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century
Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century

Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century

$4,800
H 4.5 in W 13.13 in D 4 in
Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Papua wood figure of a Korwar North West Irian Jaya, Vogelkop area, coastal Geelvink Bay
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909
Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909

Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909

$19,102
H 13.39 in W 5.12 in D 5.52 in
Large Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain Showing Capt. Cooks Tract, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
path of Captain Cook's voyage along the southwestern coast of the island of New Guinea in today's Irian
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Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Large Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain Showing Capt. Cooks Tract, 1773
Large Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain Showing Capt. Cooks Tract, 1773

Large Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain Showing Capt. Cooks Tract, 1773

$525 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27.96 in W 11.42 in D 0 in
Sculptured model of a smoked Mummie, Papua New Guinea, papier mâché, 20th C
Located in Leuven , BE
the way the body is processed. There are five tribes in Irian Jaya (the Indonesian part of Papua New
Category

Early 2000s Belgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Paper

Sculptured model of a smoked Mummie, Papua New Guinea, papier mâché, 20th C
Sculptured model of a smoked Mummie, Papua New Guinea, papier mâché, 20th C

Sculptured model of a smoked Mummie, Papua New Guinea, papier mâché, 20th C

$26,862
H 41.34 in W 21.66 in D 31.5 in

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Asmat War Shield
Located in New York, NY
An Asmat War Shield from Irian Jaya in Papua New Guinea. This hand carved artifact has retained
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20th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Asmat War Shield
Asmat War Shield

Asmat War Shield

H 65 in W 29.5 in D 10 in
A Carved Stone Skull
Located in Austin, TX
century in Irian Jaya, but probably dating much earlier than that.
Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Stone

A Carved Stone Skull
A Carved Stone Skull

A Carved Stone Skull

H 3 in W 8 in D 6 in
Asmat Tribe Irian Jaya Indonesian New Guinea Carved Ancestral Wood Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
province of Irian Jaya in the western half of New Guinea.  This piece was initially collected in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Asmat Tribe Irian Jaya Indonesian New Guinea Carved Ancestral Wood Figure
Asmat Tribe Irian Jaya Indonesian New Guinea Carved Ancestral Wood Figure

Asmat Tribe Irian Jaya Indonesian New Guinea Carved Ancestral Wood Figure

H 19.5 in W 3 in D 5 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. The Asmat peoples are one of the most well-known woodca...
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century
Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century

Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century

H 52 in W 12 in D 4 in
Late 19th Century Yellow Glass Melon Beads from China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
found in Irian Jaya and used as bride price. From Robert Liu's book Collectable Beads, p 92, "Glass
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Glass

Late 19th Century Yellow Glass Melon Beads from China
Late 19th Century Yellow Glass Melon Beads from China

Late 19th Century Yellow Glass Melon Beads from China

H 1 in Dm 26 in
Three Oceanic Paddles
Located in Austin, TX
Humboldt Bay/Lake Sentani area, Irian Jaya, with carved abstract zoomorphic bird forms on both sides, later
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Vintage 1960s Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Three Oceanic Paddles
Three Oceanic Paddles

Three Oceanic Paddles

H 67.5 in W 10 in D 8 in
Tribal Drum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Ritual ceremonial drum with carved bird totem handle and snakeskin top. From Irian Jaya, New Guinea.
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Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tribal Drum
Tribal Drum

Tribal Drum

H 18 in W 8 in
Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Tobias Schneebaum
By Rufino Tamayo, Tobias Schneebaum
Located in Dallas, TX
the Asmat people of Papua, Western New Guinea, Indonesia then known as Irian Jaya. In 1947, after
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Tobias Schneebaum
Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Tobias Schneebaum

Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Tobias Schneebaum

H 15.25 in W 11.25 in D 0.1 in

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H 33.47 in W 11.82 in D 47.25 in
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H 110.24 in W 118.12 in D 118.12 in
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H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
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Located in Leuven , BE
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H 7.88 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
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Located in Bristol, GB
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H 22.45 in W 11.42 in D 10.63 in
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H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Antique Early 19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 7.09 in
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