20th C. Papua New Guinea Abelam Painted Fiber Yam Mask
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**Originally Listed At $200**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Abelam, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fascinating woven mask with an abstract avian-form face that is split in half by a huge projection that resembles a narrow beak, with two round, open eyes. An ovoid body has an openwork presentation with a central bar that forks along the sides and an enclosed band of spirals around the periphery. Thick layers of red, white, grey, and black pigment accentuate each detail of this fine example from Papua New Guinea. Size: 8.8" W x 22.25" H (22.4 cm x 56.5 cm).
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#147507
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Abelam, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fascinating woven mask with an abstract avian-form face that is split in half by a huge projection that resembles a narrow beak, with two round, open eyes. An ovoid body has an openwork presentation with a central bar that forks along the sides and an enclosed band of spirals around the periphery. Thick layers of red, white, grey, and black pigment accentuate each detail of this fine example from Papua New Guinea. Size: 8.8" W x 22.25" H (22.4 cm x 56.5 cm).
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#147507
Condition
Slight bending to overall form, with loosening to some fibers, and fading to scattered areas of pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and great traces of original pigmentation throughout.
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20th C. Papua New Guinea Abelam Painted Fiber Yam Mask
Estimate $400 - $600
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