Dance costume accessory made of braided plant fibers, cassowary feathers, shells, and pig teeth. Collected in Blackwater area in Papua New Guinea. This accessory represents a crocodile tail and was pa[...]
Engraved bark used as a pig hunting charm. It depicts a figure wearing a tall headdress. This object is only found in the Korewori river area. Engraved raw bark. Sold with a display stand. Approx. 88 [...]
Rare Malagan dance mask collected on the Tabar Islands in Papua New Guinea. This mask, called "Tatanua," represents a person's soul and is used in commemoration ceremonies. These relatively light wood[...]
Mino-type ceremonial spear thrower collected in the Middle Sepik area in Papua New Guinea. The Mino is used during traditional dances marking the initiation of young men. These are highly symbolic cer[...]
Large double wooden platter featuring a crocodile head at the top and engravings around the edge. This type of platter, now replaced by enamel bowls, was used as a culinary dish, particularly during f[...]
Flat wickerwork figure called Timbuwarra. Timbuwarra are figures made of woven fibers with diverse and varied shapes. Their roles and uses in the home remain vague, but their undeniable aesthetic qual[...]
Statue representing a woman figure probably linked to fertility. Typical face of the Abelam area. Wood. Figure mounted on a base. Approx. 66 x 16 x 12 cm. €450 including base and shipping.
"Yena" cult figure collected in the village of Mino in Papua New Guinea. The yena figure is associated with the first ceremony organized to celebrate the yam harvest (a cycle of three ceremonies in to[...]
Tolaï currency, also known as "Tabu" or "Tambu," is still in use today and has a strong symbolic value. This type of currency, composed entirely of thousands of Nassarius shells linked together by woo[...]
Ceremonial necklace made of plant fibers and cowrie shells collected in the Sepik River Valley in Papua New Guinea. Displayed and sold with a presentation base. Approx. 48 x 21 cm / €250 including bas[...]
Paddle collected on the banks of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. Wood with a beautiful patina of use. Sold with a base. Approx. 174 x 19 cm / €220 including base and shipping.
Bamboo flute engraved with traditional motifs from the island of Ambrym. Played straight, with the breath held by the V-shaped notch. This flute has two holes and plays perfectly, but requires a littl[...]
Monochrome wooden and wicker mask collected in the Murik Lakes region at the mouth of the Sepik River. Representation of an ancestor of the clan. Engraved designs throughout evoking totemic plants and[...]
Canoe prow in the shape of a crocodile head collected in the Iatmul area in Papua New Guinea. The canoe remains the most common means of transport in the Sepik River Valley today. Most of these canoes[...]
Yam mask collected in the village of Maprik in Papua New Guinea. Yam masks are used to dress up the most beautiful yams selected at harvest time. This basketwork mask represents the head of the yam, a[...]
Large wicker mask called "gable" commonly hung above the gable of one of the two entrances or near one of the openings or "windows" of the men's house. These masks have the task of protecting the trib[...]
In presentation, this decorative piece in coral and shell, origin / region Polynesia Of a height to be taken into consideration, for a placement in your atmosphere, for collectors, mount on base Exped[...]
Rare yena figure collected in the village of Nagri in Papua New Guinea. The yena figure is associated with the first ceremony organized to celebrate the yam harvest (cycle of three ceremonies in all),[...]
Rare ceremonial shield of a pirogue collected in the village of Kadangaï in Papua New Guinea. This type of shield symbolically decorated the prows of pirogues in times of tribal wars. Representation o[...]
Rare representation of a fruit bat (endemic flying fox bat) in raw bark, coconut husk, shells, natural pigments and animal claws. Collected in the village of Pagwi (Wosera area) in Papua New Guinea. T[...]
Abelam wickerwork headdress called "wagnen". This type of headdress is worn on the back of the dancer's head during the ceremony celebrating the yam harvest. Braided in rush and pigments. Sold with a [...]
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