Papua new Guinea Decorative Tapa Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Vintage Papua New Guinea Tribal Tapa Cloth A striking vintage tapa cloth from Papua New Guinea, handcrafted from natural barkcloth and decorated with traditional tribal motifs.
Rattan
$1,094Sale Price|35% Off
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea A Fine old hard wood Pounder or pestle with a standing female figure from the schouten islands off the north coast of Papua new Gui...
Hardwood
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 Pounded mulberry bark painted with natural pigments Measures: 7 1/2 feet high (approx) ...
Bamboo, Natural Fiber
Large Asmat Carved Wood Shield, Papua New Guinea, 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Impressive hand carved wooden shield by the Asmat people of Papua New Guinea, featuring bold symmetrical motifs and traces of original white and dark pigment.
Wood
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea creatures with decorative in...
Kaolin, Wood
$5,620 / set
Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea yam festival masks from the mid 20th century. These vintage ceremonial masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the ...
Iron
Large Ceremonial Wooden Bowl – Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Large Ceremonial Wooden Bowl – Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea" Large Ceremonial Wooden Bowl – Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea Late 19th – early 20th century Exceptional an...
Wood
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Papua New Guinea Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whether displayed as a captivating piece of tribal art or appreciated for its historical significance, this talipun serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of Papua New Guinea's...
Shell, Paint, Feathers, Wicker
Large Hand Carved Asmat Shield from Papua New Guinea, 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Large hand carved Asmat shield from Papua, New Guinea, featuring an expressive symmetrical composition with traditional scroll and ancestral motifs in natural earth pigments of white...
Wood
Large Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large dark reddish brown carved wood mask with underlying traces of red pigment, from New Guinea Sepik River Area. Strong downward looking expression, carved fringe edges. Signs of...
Wood
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 solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...
Wood
Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands Animal Kangaroo Sculpture New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Created by the Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands off New Guinea. A standing animal wood sculpture, probably of a tree kangaroo with shell eyes. Finely incised designs on parts ...
Wood
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 away and then cut and smoothed (probably by original baser) Based on period block of...
Wood
Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century
Located in Wien, AT
Impressively carved from a single block of wood, this monumental male spirit or ancestor figure originates from the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. The figure combines stron...
Hardwood, Feathers
Abelam "Yam Festival" Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea yam festival mask of a horn-billed bird from the mid-20th century. This vintage ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people...
Iron
Papua New Guinea Men's Ceremonial Belt, Middle Sepik Region
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This belt is a traditional ceremonial men's ornament, knotted from a strong heavy handmade cord and showing a dark patina vegetable dye. Two rows of cowries are used to cover the su...
Shell, Cord
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 shell Measures: 7 x 7.5 in / 18 x 19 cm Height on custom display stand: 10.5 in. / ...
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 shell Measures: 7.5 x 8.5 in / 19 x 22 cm Height on custom display stand: 11.5 in. ...
Shell
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Small Papua New Guinea Sepik River Bird Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small carved darkened wood bird faced mask with long nose/beak. Smaller squatting figure with curled arms carved on forehead. From Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea. Signs of ...
Wood
Standing Sepik River Area Papua New Guinea Male Figure Red Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Standing Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea, male stocky figure with hands on hips, and remains of red pigments Strong expression, with semi-circular ears, incised line scarificati...
Wood
Two Ceremonial Weapon from Highlands of Papua New Guinea Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two Oceanic ceremonial weapons from PNG highlands circa 20th century. It consists of two pieces. The first is an ax with a wood shaft and a flat elongated head wrapped in finely wove...
Rattan, Wood
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...
Shell, Natural Fiber
Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Double Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for s...
Organic Material
Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes Pottery Vessel, Mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and fanciful Chambri Lake fired and pigmented pottery vessel with applied molded face design, mid 20th century Aibom village, Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River region, Pa...
Pottery
Large Woven Painted Basketry Wall Mask Blackwater Rivers, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large woven painted basketry wall mask created in Blackwater Rivers area, Papua New Guinea. With open expressive mouth and mask fringed with feathers, striking mask that easily hang...
Organic Material
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Curves Old Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask. Mid-20th century, with wonderful curved expressive asymmetrical face. Long nose with pierced septum. Faded polychrome pig...
Organic Material, Wood
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", on custom wood and metal base total height 7 1/2 inches. Large carved expressive f...
Organic Material
Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with traces of red and white pigments. Would have been put on top of a large yam as a part of th...
Organic Material
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red and 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, and additional face in stomach. Mounted on custom metal and wood base. Traces of...
Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Head or Mask, Strong Expression
Located in Point Richmond, CA
From Papua New Guinea an early painted Maprik carved wood head sculpture or mask, intense expression showing teeth, and two opposing stylized birds on top. Mid 20th century. Faded po...
Organic Material, Wood
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...
Organic Material
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. Old very encrusted surface. Areas of red and other pigments. Wonderful heart shaped...
Organic Material
$600Sale Price|20% Off
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,...
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 of white, black and red pigments. Wonderful heart shaped face with open eyes and mo...
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 with black accents, traces of yellow and white pigments. Small holes originally for at...
Organic Material, Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Long Tongue Ex M. Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask with long curved tongue. Mid-20th century, Provenance: ex Michael Hamson, CA with label on back. Classic Maprik colo...
Organic Material, Wood
Old Stone Axe With Carved Face, Pierced Nose, Papua New Guinea on custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early hand carved stone axe with face, long nose with pierced nostrils, framed by loose oval form. Round eyes and slit mouth. Old worn surface. 8 1/2 inches high, early to mid 20th...
Stone
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...
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 contact, shield is traditionally decorated in bold colors with a central circle. This ...
Enamel, Wire
Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carving on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
Wood
Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carvings on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
Wood
Oceanic Massim Wooden Canoe Bowl, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
Both functional and sculptural, this Massim canoe bowl embodies the close relationship between artistry and daily life in Papua New Guinea. It stands as a compelling example of Ocean...
Wood
Oceanic Ramu River Sepik Papua Crocodile headrest Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
A superbly executed carved and painted Crocodile Headrest from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea The crocodile image finely carved in linear form with serrated tail with the ca...
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Mendi Compensation or Revenge Doll Loloata Tribal Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Mendi 'Compensation' or 'Revenge' Doll, traditionally made with pandanus leaves, bilum string, shells, wood, seeds and objets trouve with pigments. These dolls represent individua...
Natural Fiber
Pair of Oceanic Canoe Prow Sculptures, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
Throughout Papua New Guinea, canoes were far more than practical means of transport. They embodied identity, status and spiritual protection, carrying communities across rivers and c...
Wood
Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Kundu Drum in Carved Hardwood
Located in Nottingham, GB
Kundu drums occupy a central place in the musical and ceremonial life of Papua New Guinea, where rhythm accompanies dance, storytelling, initiation and communal celebration. Found ac...
Wood
Large Oceanic Asmat Carved Wood Figure, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
The Asmat people of southwestern Papua New Guinea are renowned for one of the most powerful sculptural traditions in Oceania. For the Asmat, wood carving was never merely decorative;...
Wood
Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, an...
Bone
Large Iatmul Ceremonial Agiba Figure, East Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
The Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea is celebrated as one of the world's great centres of indigenous sculpture, where carving traditions developed as an essential expression of...
Wood
Oceanic Ancestral Figure with Shell Inlay, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
Located in Nottingham, GB
The Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea has long been recognised as one of the great centres of Oceanic art, renowned for its extraordinary diversity of sculptural traditions. Str...
Wood
Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
Collected from the coast of the headhunter tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island, in the mid 20th century, this impressive wooden sculpture was hand-carved and po...
Wood, Paint
Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ritual artifact from the tribe of the Asmat poeple, an ethnic group of New Guinea living in the Papua province of Indonesia and South-western regions of Papua New Guinea, bis or bi...
Wood
Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png" Antique Carved Coconut Shell Ritual Bowl – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (c. 1880–1930) Material: C...
Coconut
Old or Antique Trobriand Islands Carved Wooden Crouching Tree Kangaroo Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, older Melanesian ebony wood carving. From the Trobriand Islands. In the form of a crouching tree kangaroo (black dorcopsis) with geometric engraving throughout. Mounted at...
Wood
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
The designs on the shields are highly stylized and now sought-after as one-of-a-kind tribal folk art work. Located in southwestern New Guinea, the Asmat live along the coast where a...
Wood
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver Depicting a possibly unique Mother and Child (?) or Male and Female (?) Wood ebony with lime infill Massim Area, Papua New...
Ebony
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Located in London, GB
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures Wood (ebony) Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea 19th Century Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long Provenance: Ex Anthony Meyer G...
Ebony
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.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.