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The middle Sepik Region of New Guinea is populated primarily by the Iatmul people, inhabiting small villages along the banks of the Sepik River and its tributaries. Life in these villages centers around the Spirit House (Haus Tambaran). Within its walls are a vast display of masks,…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-0899
- Provenance/Origin: Sepil River. New Guinea. Circa 1950-1960s
- Composition: Wood, cord and vegetal
- Dimensions: 52" long x ~5" at widest points
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 387.00 USD
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Well carved and in good condition. Acquired from a retired mechanical engineer who was stationed in PNG on a gold mining operation. Authentic. From the 1940s. Hard to find in this condition.
- Item Number: S-1117
- Provenance/Origin: PNG. Circa 1940s.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 2" at widest
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 90.00 USD
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I have seen many spears from this region of New Guinea during my 50 years of collecting but not quite like this one. The intricate wood carving with its design and detail is quite spectacular. I believe it is carved from Black Palm. Black Palm is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-8462
- Provenance/Origin: PNG. Blackwater. Circa mid-1990s
- Composition: Wood, perhaps Black Palm
- Dimensions: 43" long x 4" at widest
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 378.00 USD
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I was able to acquire another LIKE NEW copy of this valuable resource book. A full 364 pages with numerous illustrations and photographs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art with editors: Douglas Newton and Jean Barbier. This is an excellent coffee table book or a research…
Continue reading → - Item Number: R-6769
- Provenance/Origin: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1988. Like New Condition.
- Dimensions: 9 x 12" format
- Price: $ 28.00 USD
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Detail: This spear / arrow was used to hunt human enemies . . . enemies who might have stolen livestock or crops from another. Used infrequently but ONLY for the purpose of killing a person. The head of the arrow is about 14” long and an inch…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-2340
- Provenance/Origin: Nimo Tribe, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bamboo, sap and vine
- Dimensions: ~ 60" long
- Weight: 5 ounces
- Price: $ 350.00 USD
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Detail: This spear / arrow was used to hunt human enemies. It’s head is made of bone. The original owner is a member of the Nimo Tribe located on the Aria River, a tributary of the May River. Specifically used to hunt HUMANS, but not that…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-5189
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bone and Bamboo
- Dimensions: 62" long
- Weight: 6 ounces
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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Detail: This is a “safe passage” mask and it is displayed in ceremonies to placate and pacify dangerous water spirits (whirlpools, upsetting canoes, pulling paddlers out of the boat, etc.). Shell eyes and orange accents with a very high forehead and the connection of the nose to…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-1239
- Provenance/Origin: Iatmul, Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1970's
- Composition: Wood, shells
- Dimensions: 21" long x 8" at widest
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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Detail: Very incised Mei Mask from Iatmul. Lots of painted scrolling ornament on the face and the famous curved nose adjoining the chin feature (with a serpent head at the chin). The red and white pigment is still present over all the mask. These masks (also…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-5578
- Provenance/Origin: Iatmul, Papua New Guinea. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood and braided hemp
- Dimensions: 23" tall x 6.5" at widest
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 155.00 USD
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Detail: Bold ancestor spirit mask from a Kambot village, Lower Sepik River in New Guinea. The knob at the bottom is for holding during dance rituals and ceremonies. Cassowary feathers surround the face. Collected in the early 1970’s. In excellent condition. Stand not included.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-8833
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood, rattan, feathers
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 10" at widest
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $155.00 USD
