Tribal Art and Ethnographica Catalogue


Melanesia: New Guinea (51 Items)

A very old Vokeo Island steering paddle from an ocean-going canoe.
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Title: A very old Vokeo Island steering paddle from an ocean-going canoe.
Item Code: t4831
Description: A very old Vokeo Island steering paddle from an ocean-going canoe.
The massive blade is decorated on each surface with stylized shark designs in relief. The finial is carved in the form of spirit faces.
Excellent condition.
Origin: Circa early 20th century, Vokeo Island, north coast New Guinea
Dimensions: Length: 230 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
Price: AUD $1,260.00 USD $1,071.00 EUR €856.80
Status: Available
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
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Title: Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
Item Code: te6000
Description: A Kwoma painted wooden mindja cult figure, used in yam harvest ceremony.
Origin: Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik, New Guinea
Dimensions: Height: 97.0 cm
Condition: Remnant pigments; old loss at base; otherwise intact. Accompanied by a custom steel display stand.
Price: AUD $850.00 USD $722.50 EUR €578.00
Status: Available
Old Massim splashboard
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Title: Old Massim splashboard
Item Code: t6144
Description: Old Massim splashboard; lovely brownish patina, very nice carving.
Origin: Fergusson Island, D'entrescasteaux Island group, Milne Bay province, New Guinea
Dimensions: Height: 63.0 cm / width: 59.0 cm
Price: AUD $790.00 USD $671.50 EUR €537.20
Status: Available
Abelam Haus Tamburan decoration, Sepik River
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Title: Abelam Haus Tamburan decoration, Sepik River
Item Code: t2
Description: An old Abelam decoration from a Haus Tamburan
Painted palm spathes bound together on a bamboo frame.
Origin: Northern Abelam, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Circa 1960s
Dimensions: 203 x 91 cm
Condition: Good, stable condition.
Price: AUD $1,500.00 USD $1,275.00 EUR €1,020.00
Status: Available
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Geelvink Bay Canoe prow
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Title: Geelvink Bay Canoe prow
Item Code: t3258
Description: Geelvink Bay Canoe prow
Origin: Geelvink Bay, West Papua
Dimensions: Length: 210 cm / Width : 26 cm
Condition: Wear from use evident, otherwise in good condition
Price: AUD $3,900.00 USD $3,315.00 EUR €2,652.00
Status: Available
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A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
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Title: A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
Item Code: t5099
Description: A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal
Origin: Ramu area, Papua New Guinea
Dimensions: 120 x 35 x 23
Price: AUD $1,250.00 USD $1,062.50 EUR €850.00
Status: Available
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Abelam painted hornbill carving, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
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Title: Abelam painted hornbill carving, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Item Code: t6123
Description: An Abelam polychrome carving of a hornbill bird.
Ex Chris Boylan, Sydney.
Origin: Abelam people, Sepik River, Papua new Guinea
Dimensions: 62.0 x 34.0 cm
Condition: Good, stable condition.
Price: AUD $390.00 USD $331.50 EUR €265.20
Status: Available
Ramu River ceremonial dance mask, New Guinea
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Title: Ramu River ceremonial dance mask, New Guinea
Item Code: t4939
Description: An old Ramu River ceremonial dance mask, with two spirit faces each with inlaid shell eyes. Decorated with reddish trade paint.
Collected by the Paulian Society.
Origin: Coastal Ramu River, north coast Papua New Guinea
Dimensions: Length: 60.0 cm
Condition: Intact.
Price: AUD $1,750.00 USD $1,487.50 EUR €1,190.00
Status: Available
An extremely old and rare Kwoma female figure
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Title: An extremely old and rare Kwoma female figure
Item Code: t2475
Description: An extremely old and rare Kwoma female figure, associated with the Nogwi cult, which is the third and highest cult of this people and is reserved for only a select few initiates.
Collected in 1974.
Some depradation on reverse, now stabilized.
Origin: Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, Middle Sepik, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Height: 134 cm
Price: AUD $28,500.00 USD $24,225.00 EUR €19,380.00
Status: Available
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An old Coastal Sepik dance mask
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Title: An old Coastal Sepik dance mask
Item Code: t2373
Description: An old Coastal Sepik dance mask.
Red trade paint decoration; wooden boar's tuks; conus shell eyes.
Some surface loss and loss of paint evident.
Origin: Coastal Sepik, New Guinea
Dimensions: Length: 47.5 cm
Price: AUD $950.00 USD $807.50 EUR €646.00
Status: Available

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