Sepik River Carved Wood Possible Skull Rack, c. first half 20th century, with central splayed female form extending to phallic devices and terminating in two stylized fish, the female with shell eyes, wicker attachments at both ends, traces of pigment, lg. 70 1/2, wd. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: Deaccessioned from a New England museum.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-03-14
Sepik River Carved Wood Charm, a male figure with blackened surface in a finger-woven fiber bag with shell decoration, ht. 6 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-03-14
Sepik River Carved Wood Ancestral Mask, red and white pigments, cowrie shell eyes, boar tusks, ht. 29 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-19
Painted Gambling Box and Carved Wood Possible Pipe Tamper, box possibly Southwest, lg. of box 18 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-09-14
TWO NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD FIGURES; Kamindabit with cassoway feathers together with a Sepik River bush spirit, both with natural pigments; Taller: 36" Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2010-09-10
TWO NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD FIGURES; Kararay demon or bush spirit together with an ancestral figure from the Sepik River area, both with natural pigments; Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2010-09-10
TWO NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD MASKS, SEPIK RIVER AREA; Larger from the Iatmul people, smaller with grass attachments, both with natural pigments; Larger: 44" Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2010-09-10
SEPIK RIVER (Papua New Guinea) Large carved wood male figure with elaborate tribal motifs and central open cavity suggesting a ritual function, adnorned with woven Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-10-24
SEPIK RIVER (Papua New Guinea) Large carved wood gable mask of an ancestral spirit face with linear designs accented with bold white, orange and black Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-10-24
SEPIK RIVER (Papua New Guinea) Large carved wood female figure, likely a door lintel or architectural element, adonrned with grass shirt, seashells and human hair, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-10-24
CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGURE, LOWER SEPIK RIVER REGION, NEW GUINEA, H 19 1/2", W 4":Elongated figure with prominent nose and cowry eyes. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2008-01-19
