Ancestor spirit mask ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3034289

Description

wood, middle brown patina, nose with pierced septum, the facial plane entirely coated with incised curved ornaments, on top and at the bottom carved with crocodile heads, small birds originally on both sides (now missing on the right), slightly dam., missing parts (right ear), paint rubbed off;
in the 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 3034289 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 30 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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