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  • liveAugust 22, 2025 8:00 AM MDT
  • Louisville, CO, US

Indigenous Art from the Ralph T. Coe Center (and Others)

453 lots

            Exhibited 1830s New Ireland... image

            1: Exhibited 1830s New Ireland Chalk Limestone Kulap Funerary Figure

            Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
            Sold:$8,000
            Early PNG New Ireland Malag... image

            1A: Early PNG New Ireland Malagan Totok Ancestor Figure

            Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
            Sold:$11,500
            PNG New Ireland Tatanua Mal... image

            2: PNG New Ireland Tatanua Malagan Dance Mask, ex-Economos

            Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
            Sold:$1,200
            PNG New Ireland Tatanua Hea... image

            2A: PNG New Ireland Tatanua Headdress Mask Coconut Fiber Crest

            Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
            Sold:$2,750
            1940s Papua New Guinea Long... image

            3: 1940s Papua New Guinea Long-Nosed Tambaran Spirit Mask

            Estimate: $800 - $1,200
            Sold:$1,400
            Huge Papua New Guinea Kwila... image

            4: Huge Papua New Guinea Kwila Wood Feasting Bowl Balum Spirits

            Estimate: $2,500 - $4,500
            Sold:$850
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            5: Exhibited / Early Papua New Guinea Massim Tabuya (Wave Splitter)

            Estimate: $2,500 - $4,500
            Sold:$1,000
            19th C. Papua New Guinea Ma... image

            6: 19th C. Papua New Guinea Massim Figure, Rodent-Like Features

            Estimate: $1,000 - $1,800
            Sold:$650
            Early Papua New Guinea Wuvu... image

            6A: Early Papua New Guinea Wuvulu Apia Nie Coconut-Milk Bowl

            Estimate: $2,000 - $3,500
            Sold:$500
            Papua New Guinea Gope Spiri... image

            6B: Papua New Guinea Gope Spirit Board - Bird Visage, Cowrie Eyes

            Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
            Sold:$800
            Cute Papua New Guinea Massi... image

            7: Cute Papua New Guinea Massim Wood Pig Figurine

            Estimate: $800 - $1,500
            Sold:$700
            Lake Sentani Traditional Ca... image

            7A: Lake Sentani Traditional Carved Platter, Interlocking Spirals

            Estimate: $800 - $1,200
            Sold:$600
            Rare 19th C. Marquesas Isla... image

            7B: Rare 19th C. Marquesas Islands Tapuvae (Ceremonial Stilt Step)

            Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
            Sold:$9,750
            Early Papua New Guinea Siss... image

            7C: Early Papua New Guinea Sissano Lagoon Painted Wood Paddle

            Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
            Sold:$4,500
            Papua New Guinea Maskette, ... image

            7D: Papua New Guinea Maskette, Kap Kap & Lime Container

            Estimate: $1,000 - $1,800
            Sold:$150
            Papua New Guinea Ramu–Sepik... image

            8: Papua New Guinea Ramu–Sepik Ritual Mask, Pierced Eyes

            Estimate: $800 - $1,200
            Sold:$1,350
            19th C. Maori Whalebone Hei... image

            8A: 19th C. Maori Whalebone Hei Matau (Fishhook) Pendant

            Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
            Sold:$700
            Papua New Guinea Food Prepa... image

            8B: Papua New Guinea Food Preparation Pestle, Avian Terminal

            Estimate: $600 - $1,000
            Sold:$225
            Exhibited 1850s PNG Canoe P... image

            8C: Exhibited 1850s PNG Canoe Prow Figurehead - Nguzu Nguzu

            Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
            Sold:$3,750
            Early Papua New Guinea Kund... image

            9: Early Papua New Guinea Kundu Drum, Men’s House Tradition

            Estimate: $800 - $1,500
            Sold:$400