Tribal Art and Ethnographica Catalogue


Melanesia: New Guinea (61 Items)

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Item Code: t4376
Description: A large Sepik woven gable mask from a ceremonial house.
Remnant yellow and black pigments and cuscus fur decoration.
Origin: Yentchan village, Middle Sepik
Dimensions: Height: 151 cm
Price: AUD $850.00 USD $595.00 EUR €450.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: t854
Description: Highlands spear with bone point, the shaft with woven cane binding and cuscus fur.
Origin: Early 20th century, Highlands, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Length: 266 cm
Price: AUD $350.00 USD $245.00 EUR €185.50
Status: Available
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Item Code: t871
Description: A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft.
Origin: Highlands, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Length: 259 cm
Price: AUD $290.00 USD $203.00 EUR €153.70
Status: Available
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Item Code: t875
Description: A New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft.
Origin: Highlands, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Length: 290 cm
Price: AUD $230.00 USD $161.00 EUR €121.90
Status: Available
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Item Code: t878
Description: A New Guinea spear with plain shaft.
Damage to point.
Origin: New Guinea.
Dimensions: Length: 237 cm
Price: AUD $200.00 USD $140.00 EUR €106.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: w142
Description: An Aibom ceramic pot with wide base and funnel opening; raised geometric motifs and polychrome pigment decoration; with four classic beaked faces in relief around neck of vessel. Intact.
Origin: East Sepik, NG
Dimensions: Height: 23.5 cm
Status: Sold
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Item Code: t1615
Description: A superb and old Middle Sepik ceremonial woven rain cape; the woven fibre garment incorporating concentric diamond designs with overall polychrome-pigmented decoration.
Outstanding condition.
Ex Christensen Collection, inventory number CC604
Origin: Middle Sepik region, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Length: 205 cm / Maximum width: 43 cm
Price: AUD $2,900.00 USD $2,030.00 EUR €1,537.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: t2320
Description: An old, large and magnificent Papuan Gulf hardwood ceremonial board, gope. Boards of this size are intended only for the pre-eminent members of a clan.
Collected by the Paulian Missionary Society.
Origin: Goaribari Island, Papuan Gulf, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Height: 167 cm
Price: AUD $6,000.00 USD $4,200.00 EUR €3,180.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: t2434
Description: An old and rare Murik Lakes coif ornament; woven cane with shell decoration.
Ex Paulian Missionary Society.
Origin: Murik Lakes region, New Guinea.
Dimensions: Diameter: 7.5 cm
Price: AUD $300.00 USD $210.00 EUR €159.00
Status: Available
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Item Code: t2337
Description: A rare and spectacular Murik Lakes spirit fish sculpture used in the aimaru ceremony; cane frame covered by canvas and wood decoration, both painted with traditional and traded paints; feather, grass fibre and foliage attachments; central wooden pole to support the sculpture during the dance ceremony.
The fish is a type of mackerel known as kamein.
The aimaru ceremony is performed every one to two years. It is a celebration of abundance and good fortune. Males are allowed to carry the fish and dance with it. The name of the particular fish spirit is often painted boldly on the side of the sculpture.
Accompanied by a custom steel display stand.
Origin: Mendam village, Murik Lakes, New Guinea, circa 1970.
Dimensions: Length: 142 cm
Price: AUD $4,000.00 USD $2,800.00 EUR €2,120.00
Status: Available

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