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Oceanic Ramu River Sepik Papua Crocodile headrest Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Sepik art . period : mid 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, Sepik Region, Abelam people, early 20th century Bone daggers in the Sepik region
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Bone

An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger
An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger
H 13.39 in W 1.58 in D 1.97 in
Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Maprik Oceanic Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Maprik Oceanic Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Maprik Oceanic Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and traces of use. Length: 70 cm Very good condition
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique stirrer Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional stirrer of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique drum Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic Art Iatmul
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional drum of the Lower Sepik / Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique stirrer Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional stirrer of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and traces of use. Length: 73 cm Very good condition
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique drum Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic Art Iatmul
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional drum of the Lower Sepik / Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Papua New Guinea: Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region  Northern Papua New Guinea, 20th Century  A
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Paint, Feathers, Wicker

Iatmul People "Mei" Mask Sepik River New Guinea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Eyes. Collected in Kaminabit, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. The Mei is the ancestral
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sepik River Area. Strong downward looking expression, carved fringe edges. Signs of wear and patina
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

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
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Bone

Small Papua New Guinea Sepik River Bird Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
curled arms carved on forehead. From Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea. Signs of wear, encrusted
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A delicate tortoiseshell 'armband' from the Lower Sepik River Province
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sepik River Province, Papua New Guinea, probably late 19th century Tortoiseshell bracelets are
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for suspension. Overall
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

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

Papua New Guinea Iatmul People Initiation Mask, Middle Sepik River, Mid-20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid-20th century large ceremonial initiation mask likely by the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wicker, Raffia, Paint, Feathers, Bentwood

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient and exceptional mask of the brag type, Murik Lakes , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask Red Pigments ex Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency piece
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

A Sepik 'panggal' sago spathe or tree bark painting of an ancestral figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
East-Sepik Province, Keram River, early 20th century The painting in non-binded pigment on sago
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
Located in Vienna, AT
pioneered collecting of New Guinea art and assembled one of the world’s top collections. A wonderfully
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
H 20.08 in W 5.91 in D 1.97 in
Sepik River Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Antique Basketry mask acquired in the 1950s from the Sepik River Valley of Papua New Guinea.
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks

Materials

Clay, Wood, Feathers

Sepik River Altar Piece
Located in New York, NY
Classic Sepik River Tribe Altar piece; Sculpted from straw, clay and river mud. Inlaid with a
Category

Vintage 1930s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Straw, Clay, Shell

Sepik River Altar Piece
Sepik River Altar Piece
H 37 in W 6.5 in D 7 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.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River
Located in Hershey, PA
In the early 1960's one of the greatest treasure troves of Oceanic Art came to light near the Ewa
Category

Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Sepik Polychrome Wood Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
Papua New Guinea Sepik River Polychromed Carved Wood Mask. 57.5" H x 12" W x 7" D.
Category

20th Century Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Sepik Painted Wood Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
Papua New Guinea Sepik River Painted Wood Mask, with feather border and cowrie shells to nose. 31.5
Category

20th Century Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Late 20th Century Papua New Guinea Wooden Sepik Suspension Hook
Located in Astoria, NY
of the Sepik River region, carved on both sides, featuring a stylized figure, flanked by two
Category

Late 20th Century Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Sepik Painted Carved Wood Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
Papua New Guinea Sepik River Polychrome Painted Carved Wood Mask, with feather border and cowrie
Category

20th Century Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Two Early 20th Century New Guinea Sepik River Plaques
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Wonderfully graphic early 20th century New Guinea Sepik River region carved and polychrome painted
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Native Tribal Mask from the Sepik Gable Tribe of New Guinea
Located in Dallas, TX
This tribal mask is thought to ward off evil spirits and is native to the Paqua People of the Sepik
Category

20th Century Guinean Tribal Art

Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
basketwork, these huge masks represent some of the finest examples of Sepik art. Compare a mask in the Art
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Antique Palm wood Sepik Papua club Oceanic Polynesian Fiji Fijian Tong
Located in London, GB
Antique Palm wood Club Papua New guinea Nice old palm wood club with smooth tactile surface well used with aged patina Very good condition, Period late 19th Length 98 cm.
Category

Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Decorative Objects in the Style of Sepik River Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
A striking tribal mask with a beard of natural fibers that add a human quality to the starkness of the wood.
Category

Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Masks

Sepik River Artefact, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Sepik River over modeled human skull c.1920 For Sale in this LOT is a unique and almost predatory
Category

Vintage 1920s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Natural Fiber

Papua new Guinea Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Polynesian Australian A cute small stool or Headrest carved
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Slate

Stunning Huge New Guinea Sepik Style Mask
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Composed of all natural elements, this huge New Guinea Sepik style mask is a turtle shell inlaid
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Organic Modern Tribal Art

Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
Quai Branly, Jacque Chirac did an exhibit called, SEPIK Arts de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Category

Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Masks

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Hard Wood Yam Mask Red and Black
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik hard wood yam mask with areas of red, black and white pigments. Mask
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Large Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly a spectacular piece in Scope and design. Carved by a master wood carver from a single piece of wood and decorated with traditional pigments. This particular mask is from the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Masks

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Sepik River Crocodile Orators Stool or Side Table Papua New Guinea 1960s
Located in Melbourne, AU
A mid 20th Century Sepik River Crocodile stool, hand carved from a single piece of solid timber
Category

Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Wood Yam Mask Yellow Red and Black on Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik hard wood yam mask with areas of yellow, red, black and white pigments
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

20th Century Tribal Sepik River Maskette
Located in New York, NY
Condensation of detail and an ingenious economy of space characterize this fascinating Sepik
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Middle Sepik River Gable Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Finely carved and painted Sepik River Gable Mask dating from the early to mid 20th century,
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Middle Sepik River Gable Mask
Middle Sepik River Gable Mask
H 23 in W 10.25 in D 2.5 in
Oceanic Sepik Shell Ornament Papua New Guniea
Located in London, GB
Oceanic tribal art Fine old Sepik river carved shell nose ornament Carved in a pleasing
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Shell

Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
culture of the Sepik River and are best known for their art and male initiations within the tribe. They
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

A Decorative Large Sepik River Ancestral Spirit Mask/ Papua New Guinea
Located in Bridport, CT
Ancestral spirit mask, made of wood colored with natural pigments. Carved and painted mask with elongated nose, further decorated with an antelope head and a second mask/man with arm...
Category

Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fur, Shell, Wood

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Sepik Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of sepik art on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and shell. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each piece of sepik art bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Sepik Art?

Prices for a piece of sepik art start at $309 and top out at $11,500 with the average selling for $2,400.

Finding the Right Folk Art for You

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.