Ancestor spirit mask · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3036811
sold
EUR 300
Size
H: 58 cm
H: 22.8 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, small remains of white pigment, long bow-shaped nose bridge, notched beard, curved ornaments, cracks, missing parts above all backside at the rim, rep. at the same place (right side);
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 3036811 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 49 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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