Ancestor spirit mask · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3032953
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Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, short nose, carved with rings, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off;
in the Lower Sepik Area, it is generally accepted that long pointed noses represent spiritual beings while short naturalistic ones portray true ancestors.
The object Ancestor spirit mask with the object ID 3032953 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 33.
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