Face mask · Papua New Guinea - Ramu River · ID: 3053479
Starting price
EUR 3,500
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, shell inlay, pigments, plant fibres,
In the Sepik Area, it is generally accepted that long pointed noses represent spiritual beings while short naturalistic ones portray true ancestors.
Comparing literature
Conru, Kevin (ed.), Sepik Ramu Art, Brussels 2019, pp. 236f