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Place of Origin: Papua New Guinean
Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yiman (Alamblak) People, Southern Hills, Middle Sepik River 42 x 10 x 2 in. / 107 x 25 x 5 cm The Yipwon are the patron spirits of hunting and warfare.
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20th Century Other Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea
Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea

Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea

$4,500
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

Materials

Shell, Wood

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

Old Papua New Guinea Male Ancestral Figure

$950
Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual dramatic and large ceremonial female figure from New Guinea hand made with carved wood and mixed media.
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1970s Tribal Vintage Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture
Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture

Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture

$1,750
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

$4,298
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

Materials

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
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

Materials

Wood

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

Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People

$5,000
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H 86 in W 34 in D 22 in
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H 13.38 in W 6.25 in D 3 in
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Oceanic Carved Shield / Ancestral Plaque from Papua New Guinea

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