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Mwai Nose Mask Iatmul Middle Sepik

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Mwai nose Mask - Iatmul - Middle Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 36 cm Carved wooden spirit (Mwai) mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. Nice bow-shaped extension of the nose. Sold without stand.

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