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Gable-peak mask "koruru", around 1880/1900 - New

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Gable-peak mask "koruru", around 1880/1900 - New

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Description

wood, blackish brown patina, two mask faces, one on top of the other, eyes with shell inlaid discs, carved with typical grooved decor, the lower face with two tongues, slightly dam., minor missing parts;
probably from the gable-peak of a meeting house (cut backside), which were always set about the "marae" - the open meeting ground. Their construction always followed the same pattern (see illustration).
H: 88 cm, H: 34,6 inch
Provenance:
French Collection
Lit.: Barrow, Terence, An Illustrated Guide to Maori Art, Honolulu 1984, p. 66
Continent: Oceania
CITES: This object is subject to CITES. For shipment to a non-EU member state, export regulations will vary.

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Gable-peak mask "koruru", around 1880/1900 - New

Name: Gable-peak mask \"koruru\", around 1880/1900 - New
SKU: 50969503
Price: 3000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €2,000 - €4,000

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