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Amulet mask ·  Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik · ID: 3051824

sold EUR 1,300
Provenance
F. W. Schlitter, Marburg, Germany
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 3051824 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 144 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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