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Bird Head, Greenstone, ocher, Morobe province — Bird Head
Morobe province
Date unknown

Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people — Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century

Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people — Agiba (Skull Hook)
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century

Female Figure (Tetepeku), Wood, paint, Abelam people — Female Figure (Tetepeku)
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century

Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people — Ancestor figure
Kambot artist
19th century

Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people — Headdress (Kapurei)
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century

Funerary Figure (Kulap), Chalk, paint, Southern New Ireland — Funerary Figure (Kulap)
Southern New Ireland
late 19th century

Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people — Ceremonial Board (Malu)
Sawos people
19th century

Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people — Ancestor Figure
Sawos people
19th century or earlier

Head for Yam ceremony (Yena), Wood, paint, Yessan-Mayo people — Head for Yam ceremony (Yena)
Yessan-Mayo people
19th–early 20th century

Ritual Board (Wenena gerua), Wood, paint, feathers, fiber, Siane people — Ritual Board (Wenena gerua)
Siane people
ca. 1950

Mask, Barkcloth, paint, wood, bamboo, Bougainville or Nissan Island — Mask
Bougainville or Nissan Island
late 19th–early 20th century

Finial (Yaba) for a Ceremonial House, Wood, paint, Kwoma — Finial (Yaba) for a Ceremonial House
Kwoma
early to mid-20th century

Funerary Carving (Malagan), Wood, paint, shell, resin, Northern New Ireland — Funerary Carving (Malagan)
Northern New Ireland
late 19th–early 20th century

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Mburrnggei, Amachi-Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Amachi-Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Mburrnggei, Amachi-Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1973

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Manggabako, Kuimbi Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kuimbi Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Manggabako, Kuimbi Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1973

Finial of a Ritual Staff or Lime Spatula, Wood, Massim region — Finial of a Ritual Staff or Lime Spatula
Massim region
19th–early 20th century

Mask (Lor [?]), Wood, paint, fiber, New Britain — Mask (Lor [?])
New Britain
late 19th–early 20th century

Funerary Figure (Kulap), Chalk, paint, Southern New Ireland — Funerary Figure (Kulap)
Southern New Ireland
late 19th–early 20th century

Debating Stool (Kawa Rigit), Wood, paint, shell, Iatmul people — Debating Stool (Kawa Rigit)
Iatmul people
19th century

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kwanggi, Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwanggi, Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kwanggi, Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwanggi, Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Mburrnggei, Amachi-Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Amachi-Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Mburrnggei, Amachi-Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kwanggi, Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwanggi, Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Numei, Amachi Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Amachi-Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Numei, Amachi Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Numei, Amachi Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Amachi-Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Numei, Amachi Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Abwiyeti, Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Abwiyeti, Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kulumb, Simberaga Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kulumb, Simberaga Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Abwiyeti, Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Abwiyeti, Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Abwiyeti, Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Abwiyeti, Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Abwiyeti, Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Abwiyeti, Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Yinongwut, Sunggwei Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Sunggwei Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Yinongwut, Sunggwei Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Yindaka, Sunggwei Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Sunggwei Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Yindaka, Sunggwei Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Kwanggi, Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwanggi, Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Gwoiyap, Amachi Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Gwoiyap, Amachi Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Masau, Abgwala Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Abgwala Kalaba clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Masau, Abgwala Kalaba
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Yindaka, Sunggwei Wanyi, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Sunggwei Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Yindaka, Sunggwei Wanyi
Artists of Mariwai Village
1970

Dance Wand (Bair), Wood, paint, feathers, shell, fiber, Tolai people — Dance Wand (Bair)
Tolai people
late 19th–early 20th century

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Artists of Mariwai Village Papua New Guinea, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Artists of Mariwai Village
1973

Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Fetumbok, Wanyi (?), Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma, Wanyi clan — Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Multiple artists/makers
1973