Sepik River
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
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
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
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
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
Old Papua New Guinea Ancestral Standing Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
bold powerful presence. Sepik River, circa 1930 - 1950. Measures 36 inches tall x 9 inches wide x 10
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
Jimmy Nelson - XXXV 4 // XXXC PNG Lowlands, Photography 2017, Printed After
By Jimmy Nelson
Located in Greenwich, CT
XXXV 4, Iatmul, Yentchen Village, Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea 2017
More than 300 languages are
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Red and Yellow
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
, especially the boldly carved and painted objects from New Guinea's Sepik River region. - by Peter Hastings
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
was created by an artist from the Murik people on the Murik Lagoon off the Coastal Sepik River in the
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 18.51 in W 8.27 in D 3.94 in
Untitled, Figural Group in Grays and Tans.
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
carved and painted objects from New Guinea's Sepik River region. - by Peter Hastings Falk
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Shadow
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
the boldly carved and painted objects from New Guinea's Sepik River region. - by Peter Hastings Falk
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Composition, 1990
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Basel Museum of Cultures, especially the boldly carved and painted objects from New Guinea's Sepik River
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled, Abstract Figure, 1971
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
, especially the boldly carved and painted objects from New Guinea's Sepik River region. - by Peter Hastings
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
Nail It, 1990 (Peck Slip)
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Sepik River region. - by Peter Hastings Falk
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
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
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
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
Jimmy Nelson - XXXV 3 // XXXV PNG Lowlands, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Jimmy Nelson
Located in Greenwich, CT
More than 300 languages are spoken among the various communities a long the Sepik River. Their
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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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
Art Deco African Sculptural Bust in the style of Karl Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Free-Standing Art Deco African Sculptural Bust in the style of Karl Hagenauer
The bust has been inspired by other sculptural Art Deco pieces made by Karl Hagenaur and dates to the...
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cherry
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
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
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
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
African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage museum quality African Mangbetu fertility harp / domu, an African stringed instrument of the Mangbetu poeple, featuring a round wooden body, stretched red leather head w...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts
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
African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
Located in London, GB
A fine Baule female figure
Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen
Period: early 20th century
Condition: Old Insect holes and minor damage
Measures: H ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century African Artwork with Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century African Artwork, encased in a wooden frame, is an exquisite piece of cultural history. The geometric pattern, reminiscent of traditional African motifs, creates an ...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, 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 heavy yellow and black pigments. Different Bird imagery in each one. Possibly owl, h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
H 7.5 in W 6.25 in D 3.75 in
Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful and large example of Oceanic art, this delightful woven mask would have been used on the gable of a middle Sepik meeting house. The wildly expressive form is accentuated ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, be...
Category
Antique 1620s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in
Recent Sales
Sepik River Altar Piece
Located in New York, NY
Classic and important Sepik River carved wood Altar piece, painted and inlaid with shell and
Category
Vintage 1940s Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures
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 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
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 village of Inyai, when caves and grottoes filled with large numbers of figurative sc...
Category
Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yena Cult Head
Located in Asheville, NC
Yena cult head from the Washkuk area, Sepik River Papua New Guinea, dated 1932 en verso, on later
Category
Vintage 1930s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
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
Late 20th Century Papua New Guinea Wooden Sepik Suspension Hook
Located in New York, 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
Papuan canoe prow with stand.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stylized crocodile carving from the front of a canoe. Collected from the Middle Sepik River in
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
This well carved and polychrome decorated suspension hook figure was from the Middle Sepik river
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
around the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea the ceremonial house is arguably the most important building
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures
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
Male and Female Ancestor Spirit Figures, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Located in Glenview, IL
Carved wood male and female Ancestor Spirit Figures from the Sepik River Valley, Papua New Guinea
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 22 in W 8 in D 4 in
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
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
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
Old Papua New Guinea Men's Sacred Spirit House Totem
Located in Rochester, NY
carving measures 20 inches wide (approximately 27 inches across at hair ) x 13 inches deep. Sepik River
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
Red & White
By Harry Bertschmann
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
New Guinea's Sepik River region. - by Peter Hastings Falk
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Papua New Guinea Carved Paddles
Located in Atlanta, GA
of carved wood paddles originate from along the Sepik river regions of Papua New Guinea. These river
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Large Oceanic Papua New Guinea Tribal Prow on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large-sized Papua New Guinea carved canoe prow from the Upper Sepik River region on custom stand
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
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
Antique Hand Carved Crocodile Head Canoe Prow
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable hand carved wooden crocodile canoe prow figure, collected from the Central Sepik River
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
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
Sepik River Carved Stool
Located in Cathedral City, CA
available. This old and large Sepik River Stool with legs carved with opposing lines are decorated with
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Stools
Materials
Wood
Sepik River Ancestoral Totem of the Kwomo People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant ancestoral totem from Sepik River, Mwinja Province, from the Kwomo tribe. Very delicately
Category
Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of Sepik River Palm Bark Male Ancestor Carvings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare and unique Sepik river male ancestor spirits carved with tattoo markings, nicely
Category
Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
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
New Guinea Tribal Shield
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood with white, red and yellow decoration. From the Sepik River region.
Provenance
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art
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
Debating Stool by the Iatmul People
By Iatmul People
Located in Cambridge, MA
A debating stool like those used by the Iatmul People of the middle Sepik River region of Papua
Category
Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Large Decorative Papua New Guinea Sculpture
Located in Hilversum, NL
Carved as half a man, half a crocodile, from the Sepik river area in Papua New Guinea. Carved wood
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art 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 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
Orator's Stool from Papua New Guinea
Located in Cambridge, MA
A carved wood orator's tool from the East Sepik River Province of Papua New Guinea. Featuring
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Stools
Materials
Twine, Wood
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