Face mask · Papua New Guinea - Ramu River · ID: 3053479
Price
EUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
B. Brahtel, Ulm, GermanyAnton Eckert, Munich, Germany (1957)
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Size
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