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A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
work of the creations of the Kwoma people , Washkuk Mountains, Upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea
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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
creations from Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 1950. A unique piece, work of Oceanian artist(s), from the
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Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

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

Materials

Shell, Wood

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

Materials

Iron

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

Materials

Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone

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
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects

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Iron

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

Sepik River Wood Mask from Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Beautiful and unique ceremonial mask from the Sepik River area of Papua New Guinea made of wood
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1990s Papua New Guinean Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Shell, Hardwood, Feathers

Massim Ceremonial Pig with Inlaid Shell, Trobiand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Leuven , BE
pig's body, heightened with inlaid shell. They were used as items of exchange. The sculpture was
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Animal Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

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
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Late 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens

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Bamboo

Impressive Papua New Guinea Shield, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
This striking shield was realized in Papua New Guinea towards the end of the 19th century. The
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Late 19th Century Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Pigment

"Choke II: Torres Strait (Australia & Papua New Guinea)" ceramic map - Nevelson
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white. Gregor is inspired by
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Oceanic Tribal Shield from Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
This striking shield was realized in Papua New Guinea, circa 1960. The rectangular form in
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1960s Tribal Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Pigment

"1/2 Shield, " Carved Wood & Vegetable Pigment from New Guinea c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This half-shield from New Guinea is carved wood, embellished with vegetable pigment. It features an
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1930s Tribal Sculptures

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Wood, Pigment

Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

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

Materials

Iron, Metal

Pair of Papua New Guinea Wooden Oceanic War Shields on Custom Iron Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea wooden shields on custom stands from the mid-20th century. These oceanic
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

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

Materials

Iron

Hand Carved Pair of 1950s Papua New Guinea Male and Female Wooden Sculptures
By Jef Deconinck
Located in Lisse, NL
inspired by the country and the people of Papua New Guinea and this pair of small busts shows the
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Busts

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Wood

"Face Mask, " Wood and Cowry Shells created in New Guinea circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was created by an unknown artist from New Guinea. It depicts an elongated face with
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1940s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

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

Materials

Ebony

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

Materials

Wood

Large Modernist Bronze Abstract Figural Sculpture "Family" Wolfgang Behl
Located in Surfside, FL
, New Guinea, New Zealand, Persian, Philippine, Pre-Columbian, Seljuk, and South Central European works
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material, Wood

Modernist Detroit Table Sculpture Wood Collage Box Assemblage Americordo Copper
Located in Surfside, FL
installations at Greenland, Africa, Irian Jaya (New Guinea) and Easter Island. His sculptures are located all
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1990s Cubist Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Copper

Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Early 20th century shell money ring mounted on a custom made stand, Papua New Guinea.
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 1.97 in
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

Materials

Iron

Carved Wood Crocodile Boat Prow
Carved Wood Crocodile Boat Prow
H 29 in W 45.5 in D 11.25 in
Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century
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 Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

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

Materials

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

Materials

Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
H 70 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Oceanic Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Mother and Child
Located in New York, NY
, tribal art, pacific works of art, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, ethnographic art, primitive art, Oceanic
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Vintage 1950s Oceanic Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

"Structure Relief 254" Abstract Landscape Relief, Earth Tones
Located in Detroit, MI
Africa, New Guinea and Greenland. At each corner, he installed a pinnacle of marble to mark the
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

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

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Indonesian Carved Wooden Seated Gentleman
Located in Dallas, TX
, Borneo (Kalimantan), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (Papua). Indonesia is the world’s largest island country
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Hardwood

French 18th-19th Century Copper Overlaid Relief Medallion of Antoine Lavoisier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to repeat some of Priestley's latest experiments and perform some new ones of his own. In addition to
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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 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

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

Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in Munich, DE
The Green Jungle Nymphs called Hétéropterix Dilaltata are form Papua New Guinea, Indonesian
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20th Century Indonesian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Organic Material, Wood

Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
H 19.69 in W 11.42 in D 7.09 in
Painting from a Kwoma Ceremonial House Ceiling
Located in Chicago, IL
palm spathe. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Throughout New Guinea, men’s ceremonial houses
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Paintings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Judy Mulford Our Children are Gifts 1995 Contemporary Mixed Media Basket Fiber
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
juxtaposition. Judy Mulford (1938- ) was influenced particularly by African and New Guinea cultures. A
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1990s Decorative Baskets

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Natural Fiber

Rainbow Quilt Heart Pop Art Vintage Offset Lithograph Poster Jim Dine, Maeght
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
was a stark contrast with the more somber mood of the expressionists popular in the New York art world
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1980s Pop Art More Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, 18th English Century Painting
By George Romney
Located in London, GB
rather than colour dominates; the flowing rhythms and easy poses of Roman classical sculpture underlie
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Wood

Small Beasts (Dog) Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
and New York. Dine previously worked on a commercial book, paintings, and sculptures that focused on
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1990s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Small Pinocchio Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
in the New York art world. The first of these was the 30-second The Smiling Worker performed in 1959
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1990s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

"Four Corners Project" Mathematical Geography and Global Art Monograph in Blue
Located in Detroit, MI
, the Four Corners Project, with installations at Greenland, Africa, Irian Jaya (New Guinea) and Easter
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

20th Century Framed and Signed Abstract Watercolor Painting, Orange, Pink, Red
Located in Denver, CO
travel. During World War II when she was living and working in Omaha, he proposed to her from New Guinea
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Rare Modernist Oil Painting Line Drawing Nude Man Louis Stettner
By Louis Stettner
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer in Europe for the Signal Corps. After a brief stint in Europe he was sent to New Guinea, the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life
By Antonio Guijarro Gutierrez
Located in Sheffield, MA
University in New York; in 1954 he travels to Guinea pensioned by the Institute of African Studies. It will
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1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Papua New Guinea Stone "pineapple" club
Located in Summerland, CA
Magnificent club head carved out of granite, which once was affixed to a wooded handle
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures

A Pair Of Massive Maprik Figures New Guinea
Located in Paris, ile de france
A PAIR OF MASSIVE MAPRIK FIGURES NEW GUINEA NEW GUINEA DEPICTING AN ANCESTRAL COUPLE,MALE AND
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures

Vintage Sepik River Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Tribal mask from the Sepik River Valley.
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Feathers, Wood

Sepik Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
A Sepik mask from Papua New Guinea, 20th century.
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Vintage 1960s Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Shell, Rope

Sepik Mask from Papua New Guinea
Sepik Mask from Papua New Guinea
H 25.2 in W 12.6 in D 5.52 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

Materials

Wood

Traditional Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Robe Sculpture
By Urban Zen
Located in New York, NY
Medium traditional ceremonial robe from Papua New Guinea. Personally selected by Donna Karan for
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21st Century and Contemporary Papua New Guinean More Asian Art, Objects ...

Materials

Rattan

Sepik River Altar Piece
Located in New York, NY
Classic and important Sepik River carved wood Altar piece, painted and inlaid with shell and adorned with Cassowary feathers
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Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures

Sepik River Altar Piece
Sepik River Altar Piece
H 71 in W 12 in D 12 in
Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River
Located in Hershey, PA
village of Inyai, when caves and grottoes filled with large numbers of figurative sculptures were
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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New Guinea Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of new guinea sculpture for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and shell, every item from our selection of new guinea sculpture was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of new guinea sculpture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of new guinea sculpture bearing Folk Art or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Jef Deconinck and Oceanic Arts each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of new guinea sculpture that is worth considering.

How Much is a New Guinea Sculpture?

Prices for a piece of new guinea sculpture start at $348 and top out at $156,000 with the average selling for $2,200.