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Andrianna Shamaris Antique Shell Calendar
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Antique Calendar from Papua. Over 60 antique shells to count the days. Topped off with a hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Primitive Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
$690 / item
A White Cowrie Shell Hanging Light, Papau New Guinea
Located in London, GB
Papua New Guinea, 20th century.
An unusual twentieth century cowrie shell hanging light, with four
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Shell
Shell Necklace from Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
Handmade large mounted cowrie shell necklace woven onto a cotton back from Papua New Guinea
Category
2010s Papua New Guinean Tribal Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Metal
Papua New Guinea Bailor Shell Breast Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea highlands bailor shell breast plate from the mid-20th century on custom stand
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Early 20th Century Pectorial Shield Shell Papua New Guinea
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A late 19th-early 20th century pectorial shield made from a giant shell. Still remaining some of
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Shell and Seed Belt from Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
Cowrie shell and seed belt from Papua New Guinea. Triangular in shape, double sided and mounted on
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Early 20th Century Large Shell Trumpet from Tribal Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Callie Morgan Oakes
Early 20th century large shell trumpet from Papua New Guinea
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell
Early 20th Century Tribal Woven Bag with Shell Rings, Humbodlt Bay, West Papua
Located in Point Richmond, CA
), Papuan leader and politician. Given by Jouwe to the museum around 1950.
Woven fiber, shell, Job’s tears
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber
Large Scale Early 20th Century Cowrie Shell Necklace from Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A rare early 20th century cowrie shell necklace made with unusually large and brilliant white
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Wicker
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
These large shell
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
These large shell
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Early 20th Century Tribal Kina Shell Pectoral Necklace, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
of Papua New Guinea. This pearl shell pectoral was worn during ceremonial events by men and women
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Headdress from Papua New Guinea Made from Cowrie Shells and Red Seeds, Mounted
Located in New York, NY
Headdress from Papua New Guinea made from cowrie shells and red seeds applied to traditional
Category
2010s Papua New Guinean Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beads, Natural Fiber, Shell
20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinea Shell Ring Currency Group Set of 6
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Callie Morgan Oakes
20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinea Yua Shell Ring Currency Group
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber
Single Yua Wenga from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with pieces of bamboo. Yua
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Biwat People Ancestral Mask Papua New Guinea, Circa 1980
Located in Rochester, NY
Biwat people mask from the Yuat river region middle Sepik river Papua New Guinea in nicely aged
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Natural Fiber
Old Papua New Guinea Men
s Sacred Spirit House Totem
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea men's only "haus tambaran" or sacred spirit meeting house free standing totemic
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
New Guinea Clam Shell Tribal Currency, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with pieces of bamboo. Yua
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Money Cowrie
Macramé Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
A male necklace from the Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea.
Tiny money cowrie shells seamlessly sewn
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Cotton
Pair of Yua Wenga Early 20th Century Clam Shell Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
tribal currency pieces from Papua New Guinea have been carved from giant clam shells with pieces of
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century Displayed on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with pieces of bamboo. Yua
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell
Assortment of Yua Wenga Clamshells on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assortment of Yua Wenga shell currencies from Papua New Guinea. Yua (Money) Wenga (Clam Rings
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Iron, Metal
Oceanic Sepik Shell Ornament Papua New Guniea
Located in London, GB
swirling design to emulate a pigs tusks
Sepik river Papua New Guinea
Mother-of-pearl shell
Ex
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Rare Inlaid Crocodile Head from Papua New Guinea
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large Ceremonial Crocodile Head Inlaid with Wood, Shells, and Cowerie Shells
Category
Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Great Pal Yua Money Ring from Papua New Guinea
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Made from the shell of the Giant Mussel (Tridacna gigas). Used by the Abbekam people as money and
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Large New Guinea Ceremonial Mask
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A fantastic and huge ceremonial mask from New Guinea , possibly lower Sepik region. Please read our postings for 3 other New Guinea masks for some further information. Over 5 feet hi...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Shell
New Guinea ceremonial mask.
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
edge of the lower proper right side is gone , one nose is half gone, several shell inlays are gone
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint, Feathers, Shell
A Decorative Large Sepik River Ancestral Spirit Mask/ Papua New Guinea
Located in Bridport, CT
eyes of antelope, decorated with cowrie shell eyes and fur.
Category
Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Fur, Shell, Wood
Vintage Tribal White Shell Bag
By Urban Zen
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tribal white shell bag from Papua New Guinea. Personally selected by Donna Karan for her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Papua New Guinean More Furniture and Colle...
Materials
Shell
Vintage Tribal Ceremonial Shell Bag
By Urban Zen
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Tribal Ceremonial Shell Bag from Papua New Guinea. Personally selected by Donna Karan for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Papua New Guinean More Furniture and Colle...
Materials
Shell
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Papua Shell For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal papua shell for your home. Frequently made of shell, wood and natural fiber, every papua shell was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a papua shell, we have 44 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer papua shell, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A papua shell, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Papua Shell?
Prices for a papua shell start at $310 and top out at $14,408 with the average selling for $1,850.
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