Amulet mask · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3050122
sold
EUR 450
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood,
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 3050122 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 13 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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