The Judith Kutzen Levin New Guinea Art Collection

	1 Human figure with large oval head, standing on rounded base with arms resting on abdomen.  Face painted with white and red pigments, eyes inlaid with cut snail shell disks, body ornament of fiber and shell, including bracelets, anklets, necklace and ear ornaments. Back of figure undecorated Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigments, fiber, shell Height circa 30 inches
	2 Suspension hook with chevron top and crescent-shaped hook portion.  The upper portion with a human face in relief, the eyes inlaid with cowries.  Surface carved with circular and bracket-shaped designs and a crocodile in relief on the shaft connection upper and lower elements Middle Sepik River, possibly Iatmul, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, shell Height circa 30 inches
	3 Woman's fiber skirt with polychrome and natural strands, partly braided Probably Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Fiber, dye Maximum dimension circa 24 inches
	4 Figural bowl carved with human face and serpents or segmented creatures at the temples Probably Tami Island or neighboring Northwest Coast, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea Wood with white lime inlay Length circa 28 inches
	5 Figural suspension hook composed of a large human face with bird design on forehead, and beak projecting below chin.  Face extends upward from the center of the crescentic hook element, which is surface carved with worm like elements. Pained with polychrome pigments and ornamented with fiber ties in perforated ear rims Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, red, black, white, and red pigments, fiber suspensions Height circa 20 inches
	6 Figure of a man crouching on an oval openwork base with an alligator on his back; both animal an human eyes inlaid with cowries; the man with fiber ties on wrists and ankles and elaborately painted facial ornamentation Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, white, yellow and dark pigment, fiber Length 18, width 10 inches
	7 Oval stool or seat composed of a flat bench with two flat vertical side supports and a pair of skid-like feet forming the base carved in low relief with bird imagery and repeating designs on the edge of the seat and the skid base Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigments Length circa 24 inches
	8 Figural seat or neckrest composed of a crocodile standing on an oval-coiled serpent, whose head and tail meet in its mouth Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, dark, white, and yellow pigments Length circa 18 inches
	9 Mask carving of a human head with lime inlaid facial details and cowry eyes, the coiffeur or hat engraved with fine traditional designs of oval, and triangular form.  Fiber suspensions in ears and on hanging loop Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, lime, fiber Height 14 inches
	10 Flute stopper with standing human figure with male genitals and female breasts, wearing shell ear ornaments and fiber suspensions, the front of the  body painted with red and white details, they eyes inlaid with shell, nose of elongated open form, joined to chest Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, fiber, pigment, shell Height of figure only circa 16 inches
	11 Mask carving with shell inlaid eyes, loop nose extending to chin and penis-shaped projection below; face painted with black pigment on tan ground Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigment, fiber suspension cord Height 15 inches
	12 Phallocrypt or penis gourd ornamented with shells Probably West Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Gourd, fiber, shells, adhesive Length circa 14 inches
	13 Drum of hourglass shape with hide tympanum and cloth wrapped binding Uncertain tribal or regional origin, Papua New Guinea Wood, cloth, hide, fiber Height 12 inches
	14 Bamboo container with wooden stopper and fiber binding Uncertain tribal or regional origin, Papua New Guinea Bamboo, plaited fiber, wood Length 14 inches
	15 Lime tube with fine engraving in bands around the circumference and with its dipper, or stick carved with a parrot head finial Probably Mindimbit Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Bamboo, cassowary bone Height overall circa 13 inches
	16 Adze with stone blade and raffia binding Probably Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, stone, raffia Length 20 inches
	17 Phallocrypt or penis sheath of basketry ornamented with shell and seed suspensions around the base and at the tip Probably West Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Basketry, fiber, shell, and seeds Length circa 10 inches
	18 Phallocrypt or penis gourd over-modeled with a human face, pigmented, and inlaid with shells Probably Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Gourd, fiber, shells, adhesive Length circa 10 inches
	19 Openwork finial composed of a mask with marginal suspension an openwork shaft terminating in a crocodile head Probably Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, with pigment and fiber suspensions Length 18 inches
	20 Abstract crescentic mask form painted with contour outlines, marginal suspension and, a spike projecting below Possibly Ramu River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, fiber, pigment Height of mask only 10 inches
	21 Spear thrower of monoxyous form with a vane carved midway down the shaft and a conical finial, traces of red pigment and with fiber suspensions Uncertain origin, Papua New Guinea Wood, fiber, pigment Length circa 30 inches
	22 Flute or lime tube stopper carved as a totemic group with a kneeling female surmounted by a hornbill with exaggerated open work beak; both figures painted black, white and with cowry-inlaid eyes Probably Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigment, fiber, shell Height circa 20 inches
	23 Pottery vessel with strap handle terminating in animal heads, the body of the vessel modeled with janus faces and painted with black, white, and yellow pigment Probably Chambri Lakes area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Pottery, pigment Diameter 7 inches
	24 Pig tusk pendant with fiber cross, shell and seed bead elements Possibly Highlands area West Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Fiber, pig tusks, shells, seeds Length circa 12 inches