Yam mask
Papua New Guinea, Abelam
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Greg Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USA (field collected in the early 2000s in the Southern Abelam area near Ugutagwa village)Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USA
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
wood, bright red and yellow pigment, kaolin, black paint, ornamentally painted, contours partly accentuated by dots, drilled holes for attachment, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, abrasion of paint, base