Mask of an ancestor spirit
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
sold
EUR 1,500
Size
H: 42,5 cm
H: 16.7 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, remains of colourful painting with yellow, red, indigo blue and white pigment, eyezone and nose unusually formed, ears with drilled holes for attachment of ornament, face framed by notched beard, chin plug, handwritten number on the backside “4900”, slightly dam., missing parts (beard, rim on the backside)