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Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea
Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea

Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea

$4,500

H 42 in W 10 in D 2 in

Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yiman (Alamblak) People, Southern Hills, Middle Sepik River 42 x 10 x 2 in. / 107 x 25 x 5 cm The Yipwon are the patron spirits of hunting and warfare.

Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century
Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century

Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century

Located in Wien, AT

originates from the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. The figure combines strong sculptural presence

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Feathers

Papua New Guinea Standing Male Figure Fragment from Canoe? Based
Papua New Guinea Standing Male Figure Fragment from Canoe? Based

Papua New Guinea Standing Male Figure Fragment from Canoe? Based

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Papua New Guinea standing male figure carved hardwood fragment, possibly from canoe? Back broken

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance

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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Located in Rochester, NY

Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col

$1,560Sale Price|47% Off

H 20.5 in W 4.25 in D 1 in

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinean Polychromed Carved Figure
Papua New Guinean Polychromed Carved Figure

Papua New Guinean Polychromed Carved Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Papua New Guinean carved polychromed ancestral figure with fiber and shell detail

Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Sepik River People Papua New Guinea Oceanic Primitive Wood Totem Spirit Figure
Sepik River People Papua New Guinea Oceanic Primitive Wood Totem Spirit Figure

Sepik River People Papua New Guinea Oceanic Primitive Wood Totem Spirit Figure

Located in Studio City, CA

and Wewak) of Papua New Guinea. This work, which features tusked ancestral spirit figure, is hand

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Sepik River (Keram Region), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust, mid 20th century
Sepik River (Keram Region), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust, mid 20th century

Sepik River (Keram Region), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust, mid 20th century

Located in Bilzen, BE

Sepik River (Keram River tributary), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust (Male Ancestor Figure) Wood

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinean Carved Wood and Cowrie Shell Mask / Figure
Papua New Guinean Carved Wood and Cowrie Shell Mask / Figure

Papua New Guinean Carved Wood and Cowrie Shell Mask / Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Possibly Papua New Guinean carved mask / figure of a face with cowrie shell eyes and tall

Category

20th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures

Genuine Papua New Guinea Sepik area Maternity figure , middle 20th century
Genuine Papua New Guinea Sepik area Maternity figure , middle 20th century

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Rockefeller Irivake Figure

Rockefeller Irivake Figure

$156,000

H 70 in W 21 in D 1.5 in

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture
Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture

Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Unusual dramatic and large ceremonial female figure from New Guinea hand made with carved wood and

Category

Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

A Sepik 'panggal' sago spathe or tree bark painting of an ancestral figure

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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base

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

Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure

19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure

Unavailable

H 21.66 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in

19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure

Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen

: "Lestrite, Middel Sepik District, New Guinea".

Category

Antique 1890s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Primitives

Materials

Shell, Wood

Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River
Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River

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.

Category

Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea

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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hook Carved Wood Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Hook Carved Wood Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century

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

Category

Antique 1890s Papua New Guinean Tribal More Asian Art, Objects and Furni...

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Tribal Art Pigment Anchor with Hand Carved Figure Heads
Papua New Guinea Tribal Art Pigment Anchor with Hand Carved Figure Heads

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

Large-Scale Carved Wood Spirit Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Large-Scale Carved Wood Spirit Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large New Guinea Stylized Wood Figure Papuan Gulf, Geometric Face and Body
Large New Guinea Stylized Wood Figure Papuan Gulf, Geometric Face and Body

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea
Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea

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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Woven Basketry Figural Pectoral Chest Ornament Figure Papua New Guinea tusks
Woven Basketry Figural Pectoral Chest Ornament Figure Papua New Guinea tusks

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea
Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea

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

Category

Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Masks

Materials

Wood

Tall Elegant Maprik Standing Wood Figure from Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century
Tall Elegant Maprik Standing Wood Figure from Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal 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

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

Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea

Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea

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H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in

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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Old Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea Oceanic Art
Fine Old Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea Oceanic Art

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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea

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H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 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

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Carved New Guinea Tribal Mask Figure with Beard
Carved New Guinea Tribal Mask Figure with Beard

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.

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures

Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea
Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea

Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea

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H 68.9 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 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

Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Karaut 'Pectoral' Ornament, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Karaut 'Pectoral' Ornament, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber

Toba Batak Singa House Ornament, Sumatra, Indonesia 20th Century, Ex-Sotheby's
Toba Batak Singa House Ornament, Sumatra, Indonesia 20th Century, Ex-Sotheby's

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....

Category

20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Haida-Style Totem Pole By Tsimshian Artist Moses Alexcee
Haida-Style Totem Pole By Tsimshian Artist Moses Alexcee

Haida-Style Totem Pole By Tsimshian Artist Moses Alexcee

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Moses Alexcee was a prolific Tsimshian maker from Prince Rupert who frequently carved for William Webber, the owner of the iconic Thunderbird Scenery Shop in Vancouver, BC. Alexcee o...

Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea

Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea

$1,500

H 13.5 in W 9.5 in D 3.25 in

Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea

Located in Atlanta, GA

A well preserved Yam Ancestor mask professionally presented on a museum quality acrylic display stand. The mask was a classic tribal art piece from Abelam people who live in Maprik a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

Materials

Natural Fiber, Acrylic

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

$56,250

H 97.5 in W 15.5 in D 12 in

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...

Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Mask Yellow Pigments on Custom Base
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Mask Yellow Pigments on Custom Base

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Mask Yellow Pigments on Custom Base

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik River area tightly woven raffia yam mask with areas of heavy yellow and black pigments. In profile small bird beak form at bottom. Mask is 8 1/2 inches h...

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Papua new guinea figure you’re looking for. Each Papua new guinea figure for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and shell. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Papua new guinea figure — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Papua new guinea figure, designed in the Folk Art or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

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Prices for a Papua new guinea figure start at $250 and top out at $156,000 with the average selling for $1,825.