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Place of Origin: Papua New Guinean
Old Papua New Guinea Male Ancestral Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful old pigmented surface w/ finely decorated facial features and shell eyes. Good sig...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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Shell, Wood

Old Papua New Guinea Male Ancestral Figure
Old Papua New Guinea Male Ancestral Figure

Old Papua New Guinea Male Ancestral Figure

$950
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 bisj pole is carved out of a wild Mangrove tree and can reach a stunning height Their carvings depict stacked human and animal figures standing and on top always phallic symbols, in the shape of a canoe prow. Bis poles...
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20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People
Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People

Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People

$5,000
A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An old and authentic votive board representing the spirit of water, Shamanic, Primitive Arts, Tribal Art, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, in carved wood and painted with patina due to use, characteristic work of the creations of the Kwoma people , Washkuk Mountains, Upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, 1950. This votive board comes from the former collection of a French diplomat...
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1950s Tribal Vintage Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950

A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950

$4,329
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...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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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

$3,800
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Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea
Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea

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Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea

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