Sepik River Masks
Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sepik River region in Papua New Guinea. Yam is the main agricultural produce and a major food resource
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks
Materials
Acrylic, Natural Fiber
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
Category
1990s Papua New Guinean Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Hardwood, Feathers
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
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
H 8.5 in W 5.25 in D 2.75 in
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
H 18.51 in W 8.27 in D 3.94 in
A Rare Spirit Mask ‘Barak’ or ‘Yamburai Parak’
Located in London, GB
A Rare Spirit Mask ‘Barak’ or ‘Yamburai Parak’
Wood, remains of polychrome
Eastern Sepik Province
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Biwat People Ancestral Mask Papua New Guinea, Circa 1980
Located in Rochester, NY
Biwat people mask from the Yuat river region middle Sepik river Papua New Guinea in nicely aged
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Natural Fiber
Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Abelam "Yam Festival" Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
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African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile. One of the end sections is slatted so as to...
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
"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...
Category
1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Latin American Raúl Valdivieso Organic Abstract Bronze Metal Sculpture
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
Abstract modern sculpture by Latin American sculptor Raúl Valdivieso (Chilean, 1931-1993). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of the classic organic forms and human figures...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.25 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Large Abstract Polychrome Nafana "Bedu" Mask, Burkina Faso, Africa Wood Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nafana "Bedu" mask, from Southern Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. Wood with natural earth pigments. Note the double faces, one with tubular eyes and mouth for the dancer and the larger a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 58.5 in W 26 in D 3 in
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. Beautifully aged old pigmented surface with finely decorated facial features and shell eyes....
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
Large Woven Painted Basketry Wall Mask Blackwater Rivers, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large woven painted basketry wall mask Blackwater rivers area, Papua New Guinea. With open expressive mouth and mask fringed with feathers, striking mask that easily hangs on the wal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
African Heavy Wood Carved Elephant with Tusks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
African Heavy Wood Carved Elephant with Tusks
Nice Details
Slight wear on finish
Category
Late 20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Decorative African Warthog Tusk on Cast Bronze Base
Located in Asheville, NC
This African warthog tusk has been mounted on a cast bronze base with art deco detailing and bronze ring around point.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Hunting Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze and onyx African hunting sculpture.
Measures: Width 71 cm.
Height 34 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
Weight 15 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Stanislaw Trzebinski - Hollow Promise XI
By Stanislaw Trzebinski
Located in Capetown, ZA
With their luminous patinas, bulbous forms and mouth-like openings, Stanislaw Trzebinski’s Hollow Promise series imagines the strange life-forms that might be found in a post-apocaly...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stunning pair of African lady carrying water, in the style of Hagenauer 1970
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning pair of African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenauer 1970’s,
Bronze with double black and gilt patina,
Dimensions : 45 cm / 17.72 inches
Stunning pair of Afri...
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 17.72 in W 2.37 in D 1.19 in
"Toma Mask, Guinea, " Carved Wood from Africa created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toma Mask, Guinea" is a carved wooden mask from Africa and created in c. 1900. The painting has worn away, but around the eyes the painting is easier to see. The mask also has a cro...
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
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 is 10 inches high, on custom metal base total height 12 1/2 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s.
Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa.
Its striking colours and c...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
H 55.25 in W 20.5 in D 12 in
Old Chokwe Chair Back Carved Standing Figure, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Chokwe chair back with standing figure, early 20th century, Congo
An early Chokwe carved wood section from a ceremonial chair with masks and a standing figure representing a d...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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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
Vintage Sepik River Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Tribal mask from the Sepik River Valley.
Category
Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Feathers, Wood
Oceanic Fine Old Ambelam Yam Mask
Located in London, GB
painted pigments
Measures: Height 40 cm, 16 inches
Sepik River Papua New Guinea
Early 20th century
Ex: New
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Masks
Talisman Mask, Papua New Guinea
Located in Wilton, CT
Carved and painted Talisman mask, Sepik River region in Papua New Guinea. Collected in the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A monumental mask from the gable of a middle Sepik ceremonial building, composed of woven rattan
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Papua New Guinea MEI Mask from Tambanum Village
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to protect you again evil spirit, it is from the middle sepik river, from the Tambanum village, I
Category
1990s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Shell
Large Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Studio City, CA
of wood and decorated with traditional pigments.
This particular mask is from the collection of
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Masks
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
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
Vibrantly Colored Baba Festival Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea. Yam farming was a often
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
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
Maprik Basketry Mask, Papua New Guinea
Located in Asheville, NC
Sepik river Basket mask, A large Maprik basketry mask, Papua New Guinea, of upright form with
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Oceanic Tribal Art Old Ambelam Yam Mask Papua, New Guinea
Located in London, GB
slender nose with painted pigments
Orchid vine fiber
Measures: Height 29 cm, 11, 1/2 inches
Sepik River
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Fur, Shell, Wood
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