THE OCEANIC ARTS: VINTAGE TIKI COLLECTION AUCTION

(Mid-Century) New Guinea Male Ancestor Figure w/ Overmodeled Face. Standing on a curved base with fiber attachments and incised chest. Detailed face h

(Mid-Century) Carved wood ancestor figure with raffia attachments and inset shell eyes.17"x5"VG+ with typical wear

(Mid-Century) New Guinea Trobriand Island Massim Canoe Prow Panel. Deeply carved in traditional curvilinear motifs, featuring stylized figures, snakes

(Mid-Century) Fine relief and openwork carving featuring 4 Bonito Fish. Extensive chip carving with dark lustrous patina.23"x4.5"VG+

(Mid-Century) Carved with bold and exaggerated features, likely from the Iatmul or Sawos people. Pierced hanging lug on top with inset cowrie shell ey

(Mid-Century) Openwork stool carved form a single piece of wood and boldly painted with charcoal and ocher pigments. Stylized snakes form the flared c

(Mid-Century) Complex Openwork Panel with Clan Motifs with boldly contrasting charcoal, lime and ocher paint.49"x7"VG+ with typical wear

(Mid-Century) Australian Aboriginal Carved Arnhem Land Turtle. Stylized turtle from dreamtime imagery. Wood and natural pigments. Carved and painted o

(Mid-Century) New Guinea Abelam Plank Mask w/ Vibrant Paint.22.5"x6"VG+ with typical wear

(Mid-Century) Whimsical and Unusual house mask with relief carved birds. Boldly painted angular face with heart shape mouth. Two vertical bird beaks f

(Mid-Century) Abelam , Maprik, Sepik, New Guinea. Traditionally carved and detailed male ancestor figure with elongated head. Possibly a finial fragme

(Mid-Century) A whimsical and boldly painted sculpture featuring 3 stacked ancestor heads with heart shape mouths.42"x6"VG+ with typical w...

(Mid-Century) Classically carved curvilinear canoe prow with stylized fish and birds. Oval piercing on the body for attachment.12"x16"VG+

(Mid-Century) Australian aboriginal, Arnhemland. Carved wood ceremonial barbed Tiwi Spear, embellished with dot-painted decoration.76"x4.5"...

(Mid-Century) Australian Aboriginal carved fish figure from the Outback34.5"x5"VG+

(Mid-Century) Arnhem Land Bark Painting by known artist “Mawalam.”12"x17"VG+ with light moisture staining

(Mid-Century) A handsome design depicting a wandjina male spirit figure with arms in the air. Polychrome natural pigments. Unknown artist.Frame: 29....

(Mid-Century) Very rare and detailed Australian Aboriginal Tiwi reliquary container. Human remains would be placed in a hollowed out limb with the end

(Mid-Century) A detailed “fu” boldly carved and decorated with clan motifs. The top with openwork projections of two stylized figure

(Mid-Century) Back-to-back ancestor figures of open undulating form with arms in the air. Traditionally carved and used with applied lime and ocher pi