Anthropomorphic mask with animal head ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3048986

Description

wood, pigments,
The eye zone of the mask shows a framing in shape of “diving glasses”. The nose is strikingly short with pierced septum. The mouth is marked by incised lines.

Particularly unusual is the projection in the shape of an animal’s head with accentuated rows of teeth (dog) just below the mouth.

The object Anthropomorphic mask with animal head with the object ID 3048986 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 134 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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