Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably East Sepik Province and Kambot people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a traditional art form, a painting made using earth-based pigments on a large, flat slab of bark. The painting is highly abstract but seems to depict a mask-like face surrounded by radiating oval rings. Bright red, yellow, white, and black pigment create a rich appearance. Size: 11" W x 45.75" H (27.9 cm x 116.2 cm)

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years

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Small breaks and losses around edges of piece. Nice preservation of pigment.