Ancestor spirit mask · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3040156
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Size
H: 64 cm
H: 25.2 inch
Description
wood, dyed in red, eyes and mouth accentuated by black paint and white dots, pierced septum, decorated with plaited plant fibre and nassa snails, carved with eyelet on top and with a plug at the bottom, slightly dam., abrasion of paint
The object Ancestor spirit mask with the object ID 3040156 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 54.
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