other artefacts - New Guinean
289 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
Papua New Guinea Kap Kap ornament. Pierced turtleshell mounted on white stone disc. Small losses. Diameter 14 cm
Papua New Guinea collection, of bows, spears and arrows
A Billum hook Sepik river Papua New Guinea 65 cm high
A West Sepik ceremonial bowl and pounder 49 cm wide
A flute middle Sepik river Region 32 cm l
Two Sago Pegs Abelam Region Papua New Guinea 46 cm and 53 cm high
Beetle nut mortar and pestle Sepik Region 16 cm l
Beetle nut mortar and pestle Sepik Region 26 cm high
A Papua New Guinea Madang pottery vessel of pedestal form, stylised sculpted faces to each side and two ring form handles, natural earth pigment highlights to the terracotta body. Height 17.7 cm
A Papua New Guinea Cassowary bone dagger, with an interesting stylish moulded clay head to the top. Adorned with feathers and shells. Length 35 cm
Two Papua New Guinea wood food hooks, Ex Denis Dutton collection. Length 43 cm
Two Papua New Guinea woven bags, Ex Denis Dutton collection.
Three Neolithic upper Yuat sculptures, of baked clay in diminutive form, Papua New Guinea, 8-12 cm (3) Note: these ceramic fragments have been found in the swampy grass country region between the Keram and Yuat river catchment area,…
Two highland Axes, of wood, cane, one with stone, Papua New Guinea 38-57 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
Two Sepik sculptures, of wood, Papua New Guinea, 30 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
Three Sepik sculptures, of wood, in the form of pigs, Papua New Guinea, 14-19 cm (3). Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
Two New Guinea artefacts, of wood, 50-55 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
Two Sepik Amulet masks, of wood, shell set eyes, Papua New Guinea 33-38 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
A collection of six Sepik artefacts, two wooden hair combs, two lime containers and two seed necklaces, Papua New Guinea, 10-144 cm (6)
Four Ethnographic Kirikiri body ornaments, of shell embroided woven fibre, Papua New Guinea, 40-60 cm (4)
Two Ethnographic highland body ornaments, of fibre threaded orchid stem, dog tooth and shell discs, Papua New Guinea, 21-72 cm (2)
Two highland hair Combs, of wood, Papua New Guinea, 24 x 7 cm (2)
Two highland string bags, of woven polychrome fibre, Papua New Guinea, 44 x 27 (2)
An old Sepik body ornament, multi-strand fibre threaded white seed beads, Papua New Guinea, 62 x 9 cm
A Korewori cult hook, of wood in stylised human form, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 88 x 18 cm
A Keram story board, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 53 x 38 cm
A Sepik hook, of wood in openwork form, shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 76 x 16 cm
A Korewori cult hook (yipwon), of wood in stylised human form, Papua New Guinea, 89 x 7 cm
A Korewori cult hook (yipon), of wood in stylised human form, shell inset eyes, Papua New Guinea, 94 x 8 cm
A Sepik hook, of wood, decorated with polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 113 x 31 cm
A Sepik Gable ornament, the bamboo frame with bark fibre anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, woven cane and fibre tassels, Papua New Guinea, 128 x 55 cm
A Sepik orator's chair, of wood, resin set shell and hair, boar tusk nose ornament, polychrome pigments, fibre tassels, Papua New Guinea, 160 x 37 cm
A Sepik hook, of wood, decorated with inset shell, resin, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 21 x 80 cm
Two Sepik Ancestors sculptures, of wood, Papua New Guinea, 30-36 cm (2)
A Keram river story board, of wood, depicting a mythological scene in relief, Papua New Guinea, 76 x 62 cm
A Keram river story board, of wood, with open work apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, Papua New Guinea, 57 x 24 cm
A Keram river story board, artist Emil Arane, of wood, sculpted in the form of a fish and depicting a mythical scene in relief, Papua New Guinea, 68 x 29 cm Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
A Sepik hook, of wood, the anterior sculpted in classic ancestor form, decorated with resin set shell eye, incised curvilinear motifs and applied polychrome pigments, the rear with projecting pierced lug at apex with old cane attachment, Papua New Guinea,…
A Sepik ancestor hook, of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered, Papua New Guinea, 58 x 17 cm
A Massim dance ornament, of openwork wood decorated with polychrome pigments, Trobriand Islands, 54 x 33 cm
A collection of five highland Arrows, in classic composite form, four with slender leaf shaped points above bamboo shafts, Papua New Guinea, 88-123 cm (5) Provenance: Ex-collection Robert Worsley, Sydney
A collection of six Sepik fishing Arrows, the bamboo shafts below fibre and cane bound composite wooden barb points, Papua New Guinea, 117-147 cm (6) Provenance: Ex-collection Robert Worsley, Sydney
Three Massim lime Spatulas, of wood in diminutive form, Trobriand Islands, 17- 20 cm (3)
Two Bougainville spears, of wood one with cane bound barbs, Papua New Guinea, 206 cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art Society and now offered for sale in order to raise funds
Two Gogodala dance ornaments, of wood, cane and fibre tassels, Papua New Guinea, 19-49 cm (2)
An Asmat platter, of wood, with ancestor terminal, Irian Jaya, 85 x 17 cm
A Papuan Gulf ancestor board (gope), of wood, the anterior decorated with figurative motifs and polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 85 x 21 cm
An Ethnographic Massim Sago scoop, of wood, the circular section shaft decorated with incised motifs above a narrow projecting terminal, old sennit binding attached, smooth glossy patina, Trobriand Islands,…
A huon Gulf ancestor board (gope), of wood, the anterior decorated with ancestor motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 57 x 16 cm