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New Guinea Shield

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

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Wood, Pigment

Pair of Oceanic War Shields on Stands from Papua New Guinea
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 Tribal Art

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Iron

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
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

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

Antique Tapa Tribal Dance Shield, New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa dance shield. Baining People, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. First half, 20th century
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Bamboo, Natural Fiber

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

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
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

Materials

Enamel, Wire

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Decorative Art

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Wood, Paint

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

20th Century Oceanic Wood Feast Platter with Stylized Flying Fox Motif
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Province, Papua New Guinea The platter's rich dark brown patina is from years of use and storage. This
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

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Wood

French 18th-19th Century Copper Overlaid Relief Medallion of Antoine Lavoisier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Chemist ANTOINE LAVOISIER (1743-1794). The ovoid shaped shield crowned with a large bow tie within
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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Large Pair Patinated Life Size Bronze Statues Sculpture of Regal Big Cats Lions
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large pair patinated life size bronze statues sculpture of Regal Big Cats Lions. Exceptional detailed high quality Large pair of Patinated bronze statues of Seated lions, outstanding...
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Mid-20th Century French Statues

Materials

Bronze

Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teoti...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Framed Kimono Art, "The Crane's Departure" by Kimono-Couture, Japanese Wall Art
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
Japanese Kimono Art "The Crane's departure" by Kimono-Couture ・Japanese Art ・Textile Art ・Framed Wall Art 【Description of Kimono Art by Kimono-Couture】 Kimono Art is a form of Ja...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Art

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Fabric, Textile, Silk, Thread, Yarn, Acrylic

Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D A Rare basalt bust of a Totonac deity with pouted lips and geometric headdress, caved in basalt with dar...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities

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Antique Hindu Bronze Temple Horse and Chariot Statue Toy on Wheels India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique hindu bronze Temple horse and chariot statue toy on wheels. Commonly known as "Temple Toys," these cast brass figures date back to the early-to-Mid-19th Century India. They ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Sterling Silver Taxco Mexico Mayan Face Figural Brooch pin
By Taxco
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Los Ballesteros 925 Sterling Silver Taxco Mexico Mayan Face Figural Brooch Pin Sterling Silver Period: 1940-1949 Date of Manufacture: Circa 1945 Dimensions: 6,5 centimeters long 5...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Sterling Silver

Materials

Stone, Sterling Silver

"Baule Colonial Sculpture Ivory Coast, " Carved Wood Statue created circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This sculpture was created by an unknown Baule artist from Ivory Coast. It depicts a man in a suit with a white hat. He stands with his hands in his pockets. 18 1/2" x 6 1/4" sculpt...
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1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear an...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Twentieth Century Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile, a symbol of protection in the Bambara culture. The crocodile-shaped door lock, ad...
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Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...
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Vintage 1970s African Tribal Masks

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Shell, Wood, Beads

20th Century Silver Brooch by Matilde Poulat of MATL
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Silver Brooch by Matilde Poulat of MATL A large silver repoussé brooch designed by Matilde Poulat and made by Ricardo Salas, her nephew. Matilde Poulat was an influenti...
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Tribal Tribal Art

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Silver

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand. A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood handle with deep patina. Some c...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Framed Collection of Mesoamerican Pre-Classic Period Sculptures & Arrow Heads
Located in New York, NY
Incredible collection of pre-columbian clay sculptures / figures / statues / pottery, mounted and framed. The pieces date from the pre-classic (Formative) period of Meso-American cul...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier North American Pre-Columbian Figurative...

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Hardwood, Precious Stone, Clay

Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima Ancient Mexico C 200 BC –400 AD A attractive seated Colima dog vessel with a flared spout on the hea...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities

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Pottery

Chancay Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment, Peru ca 1100-1400 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Quilts and Blankets

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Textile

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Highland New Guinea Fighting Shield
Located in New York, NY
From Wahgi Valley, Western Highland
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Pigment

Highland New Guinea Fighting Shield
Highland New Guinea Fighting Shield
H 65.5 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
Yuat River, Papua New Guinea Dance Shield
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The shield of classical form with three stylized faces with overhanging beaked muzzles. The whole
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Hand Carved Antique Shield from New Guinea
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand Carved Antique Ceremonial Shield from Northwest Asmet Region of New Guinea.
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Nukuma Washkuk Mindja from New Guinea African Shield or Mask
Located in Milford, NH
From Amaki village, the board of classical design is from Amaki village with a large central face deeply concave against the body, the nose pointing downward with smiling mouth. The ...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Melo Melo Shell Shields, 20th c
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of ceremonial shields on stands, made from Melo melo shells.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitives

Melo Melo Shell Shields, 20th c
Melo Melo Shell Shields, 20th c
H 15.25 in W 9 in D 5.6 in
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

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Wood

Asmat War Shield
Asmat War Shield
H 65 in W 29.5 in D 10 in
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

Early 20th Century Pectorial Shield Shell Papua New Guinea
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A late 19th-early 20th century pectorial shield made from a giant shell. Still remaining some of
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Oceanic Carved Shield / Ancestral Plaque from Papua New Guinea
By Oceanic Arts
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual elaborately carved shield or ancestral plaque. Human head carved on top, decorated with
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Natural Fiber, Hardwood

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

Materials

Wood

Antique Shield New Guinea
Located in Montecito, CA
Unique shield from New Guinea.
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

New Guinea Tribal Shield
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood with white, red and yellow decoration. From the Sepik River region. Provenance: Acquired from the Harry A. Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills, circa in 1975.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

New Guinea Tribal Shield
New Guinea Tribal Shield
H 83.75 in W 17.25 in
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

Materials

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
TWO MED IRION JAYA SHIELDS -ASMET TRIBE- NEW GUINEA
Located in Bedford, NY
MADE OF LOCAL WOOD AND PAINTED WITH NATIVE DYES. SYMBOLIC AND SPIRITIAL. SMALL 53"X19" -$2200,OO; LARGE 53"X19" -$2800.00
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Early 20th Century Masks

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Wood, Paint

New Guinea Ceremonial Shields (reference# AK1 AK2 AK3 AK4 AK5)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ceremonial Warrior Shield with vegetable dye pigment coloration and geometric designs. Some with
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20th Century Decorative Art

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Wood, Pigment

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
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Studio Greytak 'Bling Bowl 2' Brazilian Agate Bowl, Crystals, Shells & Amethyst
By Studio Greytak
Located in Missoula, MT
New Guinea and Indonesia lives a gigantic species of sea snail that inhabits an equally gigantic shell
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

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New Guinea Shield For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic new guinea shield available at 1stDibs. Each new guinea shield for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect new guinea shield — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A new guinea shield is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made new guinea shield over the years, but those crafted by Oceanic Arts are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a New Guinea Shield?

A new guinea shield can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,693, while the lowest priced sells for $900 and the highest can go for as much as $8,300.