Zemanek-Münster

Mask "mwei" ·  Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3044147

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Wilhelm Fugmann, Neuendettelsau, Germany (collected in situ, 1960)
Size
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch

Description

wood, shell, clay, boar tusks, human hair,


The object Mask “mwei” with the object ID 3044147 was part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art on November 17, 2018. The object with the lot number 64 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 224


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