Helmet mask "baba tagwa" · Papua New Guinea - Wosera · ID: 3046879
sold
EUR 900
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
lygodium wickerwork, clay, pigments,
Masks “baba tagwa” appeared as organizers and guardians at the boys’ initiation and at sacred ceremonies and harvest festivals in the cult around the yams root.