All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1900 item #1475111
Zentner Collection
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Antique amitung (door board) for a dwelling or ceremonial house of the Telefolmin people who live in the southern portion of Sandaun (West Sepik) Province of Papua New Guinea. This large door board is made of a single piece of wood and has an opening for people to enter and exit. The carving is made up of individual motifs that represent different parts of human or animal: the central heart or navel, the wings of a flying fox or fruit bat, spirals represent limbs or eyes...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #1454142 (stock #7095)
19th century colonial glass trade beads from Venice, red “white hearts”. Lovely color, the images don’t do it justice. Originally sourced from Papua New Guinea. Note enlargements, for scale and condition.Total Length: 62cm/24.4in. Free shipping.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #1423651 (stock #1198)
Intandane ltd
£375.00
A rare attractively carved (bamboo root?)Dyak Hunter's water bottle (with original stopper) made early in the 20th Century.

Condition: excellent - no damages and with good old patination.

23 cm / 9 inches high; 15 ck / 6 inches across.

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #1287774 (stock #T66)
A rare authentic antique, pre-contact, most likely a 19th – early 20th century, ceremonial wooden hand drum, "Tifa" or "Kundu" from Papua, New Guinea. The hollow-body entirely carved from one piece of wood in elegant hour-glass form, carved with fine traditional tribal motifs.

PROVENANCE: From an old Canadian collection of Tribal Art acquired by the owner's grandfather before WWII.

CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing the age and usage...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #1287682 (stock #T64)

A rare authentic antique, pre-contact, most likely a 19th – early 20th century, ceremonial wooden hand drum, "Tifa" or "Kundu" from Papua, New Guinea.

The hollow-body entirely carved from one piece of wood in elegant hour-glass form, the base handle decorated in traditional geometric incised designs.

PROVENANCE: From an old Canadian collection of Tribal Art acquired by the owner's grandfather before WWII...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #902544 (stock #Oc107)
This shell necklace is an ornament from one of the indigenous tribal groups from West Papua New Guinea. Shells were often used as both adornment and currency with these groups. The string/rope is handmade from a plant fiber. As with many items from the tribal groups of New Guinea, it is difficult to put an age on this piece. It is an interesting ethnographic artifact and can be used for display and can also be worn as a necklace. The diameter of the opening is just over 8 inches...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1900 item #822901 (stock #Oc105)
This ethnographic artifact is a seated ancestor female figure carved from goat's horn. It is from one of the Indonesian Islands by one of the indigenous Dayak tribes.

The horn is in good condition with no chips or losses and stands approximately 6 inches tall.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #698092 (stock #Oc100)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
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Very rare, this oceanic artifact was brought back by from New Guinea by a pilot sometime in the 1950's. The dog teeth and boar tusks are held together by hand twisted stings woven and interlaced tightly around the widest ends.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1900 item #1490749
A large, bold upward facing Hei Tiki crafted from a vibrant green piece of authentic New Zealand pounamu / Jadeite and finished with paua shell eyes. Mounted with a pure gold ring of c. 18 carat. Maori culture, c. mid-late 19th. century.

Massive piece with great old hand polishing overall and from an old private collection in Belgium.

Size: 97 mm. tall and 58 mm. wide.

Condition: Choice and intact bend to the gold ring but still intact.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1920 item #1115714
With original pigments and excellent patina. H. 40 cm (excl. stand). Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, 1993. Note: On this piece a name is written. I couldn't read it very well, but it is something like Imtree Well (?)