Mask · Vanuatu · ID: 3053220
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Provenance
Félix Pelt, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSize
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
light wood, pigments, base
Throughout the many islands of the Melanesian archipelago, unique ritual traditions and distinctive visual languages emerged.
This is especially evident in wooden masks, which represented ancestors and spirits and which were an essential part of ceremonial costumes made from plant fibers, feathers, pig teeth, and natural pigments.
The object Mask with the object ID 3053220 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 183.
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