Zemanek-Münster
Beautiful old mask, Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Size: H: 38,5 cm (H: 15.2 inch), ID: 3042580
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Lot 24
87th Tribal Art Auction

Beautiful old mask ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3042580

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 February 2016, lot 55
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, slanting eyes framed by bulging lines, a short nose carved with five-parted nose ring, forehead zone and cheeks carved with ornaments, beautiful details: a small frog superimposed to the forehead, projections at the chin and on the head in shape of detailed animal heads (crocodile), drilled ear holes for attachment of ornament, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint

Oceania
Masks

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