Papua New Guinea Koteka Penis Gourd Sheath Cowrie Shell

Sepik tribal figural pointed stick and sheath. Features a figural handle with natural grass and cowrie shell embellishments. Rests in a barrel form sheath. Measures 21" x 2 1/2". Good overall conditio

A New Guinea Dani tribe Koteka gourd sheath having braided top with string attachments for the body. It has a pointed end.

20th C. Spirit Figure Sepik Papua New Guinea. Having cowry shells for eyes and grass for a loin cloth. Height: 16 in.

Four large shell necklaces, Possibly Papuan Gulf; Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Each of cowrie shells sewn to fiber necklaces. Two pierced at the sides of the shells and attached with native fiber;

Hand carved wood Papua New Guinea mask with cowrie shells, feathers and rattan 'beard'. Red, white and brown pigments throughout, with dozens of cowrie and pooka shells throughout. Size 14 3/4" H

Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Mask Cowry Shell Eyes Approximately 2 5/8 x 16 inches.

Papua New Guinea decorative mask, with cowrie shell eyes and a woven halo and raffia beard, 13"h x 12"w x 5.5"d

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 20th century CE. An amusing phallus sheath (or koteka) woven from multiple strands of fibrous material. It has a conical base, a bulbous body, and a flared ri

Wood, grass, cowry shells. Papua New Guinea, 20th C. Height: 50", Width: 13 1/2", Depth: 7 1/2". A large standing female figure carved from hardwood. Large cowry shell eyes and rust colored grass neck

Iatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, cane cowrie shells. Size: 20'' x 10'' x 4'' (51 x 25 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

A large Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia for a 'beard', 39"h

An Early Trumpet Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900) carved hardwood and cowrie shells 43 cm long PROVENANCE Wayne Heathcote, Sydney

(lot of 2) Papua New Guinea decorative "Mwai" mask, with applied cowrie shells, 22"l; together with an African Soko Moto chimpanzee mask, Hemba people, D.R. Congo, age and use unproven, 9"h

Oceania / Papua New Guinea, 20th century, oblong tribal mask with cowrie shell eyes, horns, and intricately carved features, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Veronica Ho

Papua New Guinea ceremonial figure, having polychrome decorations, imbedded cowrie shell eyes, 42"h x 6.5"dia

A WOOD AND COWRIE-SHELLS ANTHROPOMORPHIC SCULPTURE Papua New Guinea, Sepik 48 cm highProvenance: Italian private collection, purchased from New Guinea Primitive Arts, Sydney (label), in the late 1990s

Papua New Guinea, Sepic Region, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A mesmerizing wooden flute stopper with a janiform face at the bottom featuring 4 cowrie shell eyes (2 on each face) and a lizard-like crea

(lot of 3) Sepik River Papua New Guinea carvings, consisting of an ancestor mask having a pigment decorated abstract surface surrounding stylized zoomorph features; together with a cowrie shell encrus

Basket hook, Kamanibit, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, suspended from rafters in order to hang objects for safekeeping, the carved wood male figure with applied cowrie shell and hair decoration, surro

Large Middle Sepik Latmul Body Mask, Papua New Guinea. Traditional tumban mask face, body with arm holes and centering a second, smaller mask, with grass skirt, rattan, cowrie shell, paint and mud. Si

Papua New Guinea Iatmul Middle Sepik men's house mask, darkened wood, white and black natural pigment, cowrie shell eyes.

3 Papua New Guinea Masks. Including 2 yam masks, Maprik/Wosera region, woven plant fiber and pigment together with a paint decorated carved wood and plant fiber mask with cowrie shell and feather ador

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodies

Vintage carved wood ancestral figure from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a stylized figural form with inlaid cowrie shell eyes and bird form at the top. These would have been placed in speci