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Old Papua New Guinea Male Ancestral Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Shell, Wood

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

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Papua New Guinean Polychromed Carved Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Papua New Guinean carved polychromed ancestral figure with fiber and shell detail
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20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Chrome

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Papua New Guinea standing figure from the Bioma peoples with raised designs, stylized classic face
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Papua New Guinea, Carved Sepik figure
Located in London, GB
Wood H60 x W19 x D19 cm
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Powerful Carved and Painted Figural Sculpture/ New Guinea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Powerful and haunting carved figural sculpture of a standing female figure in close embrace with
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20th Century Asian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Genuine Papua New Guinea Sepik area Maternity figure , middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from Papua New Guinea depicting a meternity (child on shoulders) The Sepik are a
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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
A Sepik 'panggal' sago spathe or tree bark painting of an ancestral figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
spathe, bark of a sago palm, depicts an ancestral figure surrounded by a saw fish, two masks and several
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in New York, NY
the Alamblak people from Papua New Guinea. The figure's strong, masculine head balances atop a tall
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Stone

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Timbuwarra Figure, Wiru People, Southern Highland New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
of New Guinea.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Rattan

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
H 21.66 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River
Located in Hershey, PA
discovered. A number of these pieces were exhibited at D'Arcy Gallery in New York in 1968.
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Carved Wooden Med Irion Java Asmet Tribe Man
Located in Bedford, NY
CEREMONIAL MAN FROM ASMET TRIBE OF NEW GUINEA. CARVED WOOD- FIGURE IS SPIRITUAL- THEY ARE
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
region in Papua New Guinea, made by PNG Iatmul people and associated groups. The anthropomorphic piece
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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

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
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Papua New Guinea Tribal Art Pigment Anchor with Hand Carved Figure Heads
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Papua New Guinea late 19th century tribal art hand carved wood pigment anchor with figure head on
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Paint, Wood

Large-Scale Carved Wood Spirit Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A spirit figure Papua New Guinea, late 19th century. Measures: 52" H x 11" W. Old spirit
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large New Guinea Stylized Wood Figure Papuan Gulf, Geometric Face and Body
Located in Point Richmond, CA
structure or men's house walls. 1940s-1950s, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Worn, weathered surface with
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Woven Basketry Figural Pectoral Chest Ornament Figure Papua New Guinea tusks
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven basketry figural pectoral chest ornament with from Papua New Guinea. Woven yam mask style
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Mid-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
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

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
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Tall Elegant Maprik Standing Wood Figure from Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A tall thin standing figure carved of hard wood, with hands on hips, wearing armbands, with remains
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

New Guinea Old Fetish Fertility Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
A one of a kind New Guinea abstract fetish fertility stone figure, with old collection label, 1952
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Early 20th Century Australian Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A fine Ambelam figure Mapric river Papua new Guinea Carved wood with yellow, red, white and black
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Carved New Guinea Tribal Mask Figure with Beard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brilliant statue of a man with button eyes and fringed beard. Great details of alligator on back and front.
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures

Fine Old Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea Oceanic Art
Located in London, GB
A fine Ambelam figure Mapric river Papua new Guinea Carved heavy hard wood with yellow, red
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A carved Sepik River figure from Papua New Guinea, with natural earth pigments cowrie shell
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

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
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

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Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea creatures with decorative in...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Kaolin, Wood

North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole
Located in Queens, NY
North Western-style polychrome carved figural cedar wood totem pole, American 20th-century.       
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20th Century American Country Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large Woven Painted Basketry Wall Mask Blackwater Rivers, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large woven painted basketry wall mask created in Blackwater Rivers area, Papua New Guinea. With open expressive mouth and mask fringed with feathers, striking mask that easily hang...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Oceanic Vintage Shield, Tribal Wall Art, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A large decorative and rare hand carved tribal war shield in traditional colors, made in Papua New Guinea in the late 19th century. Functional as beautiful wall art. This piece r...
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Decorative Art

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Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea This large, post contact, shield is traditionally decorated in bold colors with a central circle. This ...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Enamel, Wire

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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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 of white, black and red pigments. Wonderful heart shaped face with open eyes and mo...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Toba Batak Singa House Ornament, Sumatra, Indonesia 20th Century, Ex-Sotheby's
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large carved hardwood ornamental structure used as a support and a decorative frontispiece. It bears a stylized face embedded within an ornately carved and painted geometric pattern....
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20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Abelam "Yam Festival" Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea yam festival mask of a horn-billed bird from the mid-20th century. This vintage ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

Karaut 'Pectoral' Ornament, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This piece is an excellent example of an adornment used by Abelam warriors to frighten their enemies. They are held in a warrior’s mouth for courage and to intimidate their adversary...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Shell, Natural Fiber

Painted Wood Splash Boards on Stands from Papua New Guinea, 2 Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
Note: This listing is for 1 of the Papa New Guinea Splash Boards featured, so if you decide to purchase, let us know which one you'd like. These decorative painted red and dark grey...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Metal

Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Head or Mask, Strong Expression
Located in Point Richmond, CA
From Papua New Guinea an early painted Maprik carved wood head sculpture or mask, intense expression showing teeth, and two opposing stylized birds on top. Mid 20th century. Faded po...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material, Wood

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 heavy yellow and black pigments. Different Bird imagery in each one. Possibly owl,...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

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

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 with black accents, traces of yellow and white pigments. Small holes originally for at...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material, Wood

Pair of Massim Canoe Splash Boards from Papua, New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of decoratively carved wood splash boards from the southeastern region of Papua, New Guinea, presented on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal boards have been carved fr...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

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Iron

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New Guinea Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the new guinea figure you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, organic material and paint, every new guinea figure was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer new guinea figure, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each new guinea figure bearing Folk Art or Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a New Guinea Figure?

Prices for a new guinea figure can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $949 and can go as high as $156,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,950.