Papua New Guinea Tribal Art
Oceania - Papua New Guinea
Agiba, 19th Century
Carved wood with pigment
29.25 x 12.75 inches
Provenance
Ex Bruce Seaman, Hawaii
Ex Wayne Heathcote, England
Private New York Collection since 1980
Description
Represents an important ancestor and would be housed in the men's ceremonial house
Papua New Guinea
Bahinemo Garra Hook, 19th Century
Hunstein Mountains
Wood Pigment
40.25 x 7 inches
Provenance
Ex Mullendich Collection, Netherlands
Ex 1980 Loed Van Brüssel, Amsterdam
Ex 1980 Anita and Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
Exhibitions
1991, Louisiana Museum, Humlebek, Denmark
Publications
1991, Louisian Revy, No 32, page 43, number 214
Ex-Cornelis Pieter Meulendijk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ex-Loed Van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Papua New Guinea
Fighting Shield, Mid 20th Century
Wahgi Vallery, Western Highlands
Wood, paint, cane
64 x 26 inches
Provenance
Ex Boylan Collection, Australia
Papua New Guinea
Oceania - Papua New Guinea
Wooden plaque with a carved face and several hook, 19/20century
Wood and black, white, orange natural pigments
24.5 x 9 x 5 inches
Provenance
Ex Philip Goldman, London
Ex John Freide, New York
Privately owned since 2014
Description
Wooden plaque with carved mask, supposed to represent the spirits of the hunt. Painted red and white, it conveys an air of excitement and danger. Korawari River, New Guinea. Twentieth century.