Amulet mask ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3041642

Description

wood, brown patina, typical form, incised curvilinear ornaments, nose with pierced septum, slightly dam. (jagged beard), abrasion of paint;
such small masks were often worn as breast ornament or were attached to wickerwork baskets. As sacred objects they were kept in the ritual houses and were fixed to holy flutes and other sacred items.

The object Amulet mask with the object ID 3041642 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 37 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Peltier, Philippe et.al., Tanz der Ahnen, Zürich 2015, ill. 210