20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Mask w/ Nacre Eyes
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Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A massive wooden anthropomorphic mask with a knobbed handle and stylized painted features. The peripheries are pierced and woven through with brown cassowary feathers. The eyes are made from discs of nacre with narrow slits in their centers for the wearer to see through. Two perforations next to the eyes also contain woven rings and long fiber cords. The surface is painted with beige, black, and white pigments. The domed forehead juts outward, and the nose ridge extends from the brow to a bulbous tip that is carved with bulging nostrils. A fantastic mask that likely represented an ancestral or spiritual figure and is well preserved with bold features! Size: 27.5" L x 12" W (69.8 cm x 30.5 cm)
Provenance: Purchased from Mac Laren Markowitz Gallery (former owner from 1989-2004)
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#157773
Provenance: Purchased from Mac Laren Markowitz Gallery (former owner from 1989-2004)
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.
#157773
Condition
Abrasions to wood, chip on forehead, and inactive old insect holes. Fraying to woven fibers and left earring ring is torn and loose. Great painted details and shell inlays!
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20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Mask w/ Nacre Eyes
Estimate $400 - $600
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