Ancestor spirit mask · Papua New Guinea - Ramu River (Middle) / Guam River area · ID: 3048246
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Michael von Hausen, Munich, GermanySize
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, missing part (peg at the upper end), base
These small masks served as ornaments for the large sacred flutes. The sound of the flute is the resonant voice of the spirit represented by the mask.
Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 174, cat. 179