Large Sepik River Ancestral Skull Rack, Iatmul Style, Papua New Guinea For Sale

Striking ancestral skull rack from the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, executed in the style of the Iatmul people. This visually powerful piece is constructed from wood, woven fiber lashings, and a painted bark panel featuring a bold ancestral spirit face above a row of mounted skull forms.In Sepik River cultures, such racks were traditionally displayed within ceremonial men’s houses (haus tambaran), where they served as focal points for ancestral presence, ritual activity, and expressions of clan identity. The central face panel, with its wide eyes and strong geometric patterning, reflects the region’s distinctive visual language associated with ancestral spirits and crocodile symbolism. *local pickup only*