Mask "mwei" · Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3045758
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Börner, Germany, collected around 1900Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, clay-like mass, nassa and cowrie snails, remains of human hair, traces of humidity
The object Mask “mwei” with the object ID 3045758 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 78 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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