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New Guinea Carvings

Stirrup Vessel Wood Hand- Carved Massim People Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood Carved Stirrup Vessel, or Pipe, Massim people, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Hand
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Papua New Guinea Carved-Wood Lumi Shield on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea carved-wood Lumi shield from the mid-20th century. This vintage war shield from
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Oceanic Carved Hardwood Lime Spatula, Papua New Guinea
Located in Stamford, CT
A Papua New Guinea hand carved ebony lime spatula covered with continuous swirl designs etched on
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Ebony

Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Located in Forney, TX
, Papua, New Guinea, Kerewa or Hohao village tribe. Hand-carved and polychrome painted using only
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
in Douglas Newton, New Guinea Art in the Collection of the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1967
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
H 70 in W 21 in D 1.5 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

Hand Carved Wood Papua New Guinea Canoe Prow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage carved wood crocodile head boat prow from Papua New Guinea. This mid-20th century Papua
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Dick Seeger Sculptural Creature Artworks
By Dick Seeger
Located in Phoenix, AZ
hand-painted with African and New Guinea and Seeger's touches interspersed. Please see our additional
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Ceramic, Wood

Dick Seeger Sculptural Creature Artworks
Dick Seeger Sculptural Creature Artworks
H 50.75 in W 46 in D 23.5 in
Antique Indian Bronze Parrot Figure oil Lamp Rajasthan 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Islamic Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Baby Balakrishna
Located in North Hollywood, CA
for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of
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Antique 1850s Indian Expressionist Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze, Copper

Asian Bronze Guardian Lion Sculpture, Nepal, 19th century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and
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Antique 19th Century Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Ethnic Tribal Kina Crescent Shell Necklaces Papua New Guinea Set of 3
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Guinea. Shell pieces cut from the gold lipped pearl oyster found off the waters of Papua New Guinea
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Collectible Jewelry

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Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

Set of Three Carved Wood Crocodile Head Boat Prows on Stands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of three carved wood crocodile head boat prows from Papua New Guinea. These mid-20th
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

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Iron, Metal

Pair of Carved New Guinean Wood Catfish Head Boat Prows on Custom Black Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of carved wood catfish head boat prows from Papua New Guinea. This pair of mid-20th century
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carving on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
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Early 20th Century Oceanic Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carvings on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
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Early 20th Century Oceanic Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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

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
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Ethno Design Massim People, Trobiand Islands, Wooden Charm Pig Sculpture
Located in Leuven , BE
Late 19th to early 20th century New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay, Massim People carved
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Carved Wood Crocodile Boat Prow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage carved wood crocodile head boat prow from Papua New Guinea. This mid-20th century Papua
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

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Iron

Carved Wood Crocodile Boat Prow
Carved Wood Crocodile Boat Prow
H 29 in W 45.5 in D 11.25 in
Two Fine Yaka Ornamental Figural Wood Combs Cisakulo West Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Papua wood sculpture of a Korwar Papua New Guinea, Cendrawasih Bay, Wandammen
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Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Hindu Bronze Horse and Chariot Temple Toy on Wheels India 1950s Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

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Bronze

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Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea. The Axe is mounted in a custom made bronze base and is not marked. In good conditi...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

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Stone

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
Carved 'Longquan' Celadon-Glazed Tripod Censer, Ming dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This censer is characterized by its tripod form, which means it stands on three feet. Incense burners from the Ming dynasty are often highly regarded for their craftsmanship and the ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

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Celadon

Korean antique pottery vase/10th century/Wabi-Sabi vase/Goryeo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is hard earthenware made during the Goryeo period in Korea. This vase was made around the 10th century. The walls of the vase are thin, but because they are baked at high tempe...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier South Korean Other Vases

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Pottery

Green-Glazed Tripod Vessel, Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Han Dynasty green-glazed tripods are comparatively rare, especially ones that have retained their structural integrity and glaze over millennia. Pieces in good condition are scarce b...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Earthenware

Rare Yue Celadon-Glazed Vessel, Jin dynasty (265-420)
Located in seoul, KR
A Yue celadon vessel from the Jin Dynasty period, notable for its characteristic greenish-glazed pottery which was prominent during this time. The vessel features a globular body wit...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Stoneware

A Rare 'Yue' Celadon Glazed Octagonal Vase, Western Jin Dynasty (266 - 316 AD)
Located in seoul, KR
Finely potted with incurved facetted sides divided by raised ribs and set with two short lugs to the shoulder, the body rising to a short octagonal neck, the domed cover of conformin...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Celadon

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 solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tribal Senufo Chair
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece with wonderful patina. Backrest constructed of two typical Senufo birds.
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Chairs

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Wood

African Tribal Senufo Chair
African Tribal Senufo Chair
H 31.75 in W 28 in D 21.25 in
Pair of Small Korean Celadon Inlay Vases Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a near pair antique Korean ceramic vase from the end of Goryeo to the beginning of Joseon period (circa 14-15th). The vases feature celadon crackled glaze with underglaze...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Ceramics

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Ceramic

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 11.75 in Dm 7.7 in
20th Century Tribal Bamboo Comb, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid to late 20th century incised bamboo comb, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea This large incised comb is typical of the bamboo combs of the Huon Gulf area. This parti...
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Late 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens

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Bamboo

Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Yua Wenga currency from the early 20th century on custom iron stand. This antique tribal currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with p...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Natural Specimens

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Bone

Wooden Tribal or Oromo Style African Three Leg Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An African, Ethiopian three leg table or Oromo stool. The solid wood piece is a compliment and unique style stool or side table. The stool, in it's original state was for the elder...
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20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools

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Wood

Pair of Mendi Carved-Wood War Shields from Papua New Guinea on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea Mendi wooden war shields on custom stands from the mid-20th century. This pair of war shields originate from the Mendi region, within the Southern Highland...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An old and authentic votive board representing the spirit of water, Shamanic, Primitive Arts, Tribal Art, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, in carved wood and painted with patina due to use, c...
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Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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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

Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
New Guinea. Age crack, bird at base reattached. Not too old, but a very attractive and decorative
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Stirrup Vessel Wood Hand- Carved Massim People Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood Carved Stirrup Vessel, or Pipe, Massim people, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Hand
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Korwar Carved Wood Ancestor Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Korwar Carved Wood Ancestor Sculpture, Indonesian, Melanesian, or Papua New Guinea, depiction of
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean International Style Sculptur...

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Metal

Hook Carved Wood Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hook figure Papua, New Guinea, late 19th century. Measures: 48" H x 8.5"x 8.5" D. Attractively
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Antique 1890s Papua New Guinean Tribal More Asian Art, Objects and Furni...

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Wood

Carved Wood Crocodile Head Boat Prow on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A carved wood crocodile head boat prow from Papua New Guinea. This mid-20th century Papua New
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

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Metal

Pair of Hand-Carved Wood Crocodile Head Boat Prows from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of carved wood crocodile head boat prows from Papua New Guinea. This pair of mid-20th
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Old Tribal Wooden Bowl, Siassi Island Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Tribal Wooden bowl, Siassi Island Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century Hewn and shaped by hand
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Decorative Bowls

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Wood

Papuan canoe prow with stand.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Papua New Guinea.
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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 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
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Pre-Contact New Guinea Large Ground Stone Disc Mace Head Neolithic Modern Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An early pre-contact ground stone disc mace head from New Guinea, with circular hole for attaching
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century Displayed on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with pieces of bamboo. Yua
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings

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Shell

Papua New Guinea Carved Paddles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage Papua New Guinea carved wood canoe steering paddles on custom stands. This pair
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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
Canoe Prow in the Style of Papua New Guinea
Located in Milford, NH
canoe in the style of Papua New Guinea . The prow is in the form of a stylized crocodile head with birds
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Wood

Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
From a private collection comes this great Oceanic Papua New Guinea gable figure. This piece is
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Masks

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Wood

Antique Oceania White Carved Coral Ancestor’s Head #824, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
northwestern Hawaiian island chain, and on the Solomon Islands, which are to the east of Papua New Guinea and
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Antique 19th Century Oceanic Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Coral

Antique Oceania Blackened Carved Coral Ancestor’s Head #830, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
northwestern Hawaiian island chain, and on the Solomon Islands, which are to the east of Papua New Guinea and
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Antique 19th Century Oceanic Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Coral

Antique Oceania Blackened Carved Coral Ancestor’s Head #831, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu. Marked with handwritten inventory number “831” on underside
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Antique 19th Century Oceanic Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Coral

Asmat Drum Player Hand Carved Offering Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the Papua province of Indonesia. The Asmat inhabit a region on
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20th Century Indonesian Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Asmat Drum Player Hand Carved Offering Sculpture
Asmat Drum Player Hand Carved Offering Sculpture
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No Reserve
H 9.5 in W 15.5 in D 5 in
Old Vintage Japan Extraordinary Black Cast Cockatoo Parrot
Located in South Burlington, VT
Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Old Japan Pair Magnificent Bronze Cockatoo Parrots
Located in South Burlington, VT
Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Large Oceanic Papua New Guinea Tribal Prow on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large-sized Papua New Guinea carved canoe prow from the Upper Sepik River region on custom stand
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects

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Metal

Old Papua New Guinea Men's Sacred Spirit House Totem
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea men's only "haus tambaran" or sacred spirit meeting house free standing totemic
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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Shell, Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Boat Prow on Iron Stand from Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A carved wood crocodile head boat prow from Papua New Guinea. This mid-20th century Papua New
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Iron

Hand Carved Crocodile Wood Boat Prow from a Papua New Guinea Village Canoe
Located in Atlanta, GA
A carved wood crocodile head boat prow from Papua New Guinea. This mid-20th century Papua New
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Chinese 19 Century Wood Carving Ancestor Flying on Crane Mounted Plexi Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese 18th/19 century wood carving with Ancestor holding an open book flying on the back of a
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Antique Hand Carved Crocodile Head Canoe Prow
Located in Forney, TX
region of Papua, New Guinea, Oceania, dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, likely Iatmul peoples
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Pair of Sepik River Palm Bark Male Ancestor Carvings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare and unique Sepik river male ancestor spirits carved with tattoo markings, nicely mounted on metal stands.
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Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Sculptures

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Metal

Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
river currents and eddies; the river is such a big part of life in Papua New Guinea. Morton D, May is
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Early 20th Century Tribal Art

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Paint, Wood

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New Guinea Carvings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of new guinea carvings is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, ebony and iron, all new guinea carvings available were constructed with great care. New guinea carvings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. New guinea carvings are generally popular furniture pieces, but Modern style is often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are New Guinea Carvings?

Prices for new guinea carvings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, new guinea carvings begin at $1,274 and can go as high as $156,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,340.