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Miniature mask of an ancestral spirit - Papua New

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Miniature mask of an ancestral spirit - Papua New

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Description

wood, pigment,
H: 15,5 cm, H: 6,1 inch
Provenance:
German Private Collection
Lit.: Peltier, Philippe et.al., Tanz der Ahnen, Zürich 2015, p. 252
Continent: Oceania

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Miniature mask of an ancestral spirit - Papua New

Name: Miniature mask of an ancestral spirit - Papua New
SKU: 62906807
Price: 1500 EUR
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