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Abelam mask - Sepik, Papua New Guinea

Name: Abelam mask - Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 71S8KQ8YBK
Price: 350 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

By Gallery Area antique

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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Area antique

75010 PARIS

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Abelam mask - Sepik, Papua New Guinea

Classic yam mask with bird's head.
This mask, typical of Sepik art, is made of woven fibers, colored with ochre and other pigments, and probably represents a bird's head.
Smoky patina.
For harvest festivals, it was attached to man-sized yams, evoking their silhouette.

REGION: Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea
MATERIAL: Woven fibers, polychrome (ochre and other pigments)
TIME: 20th century
HEIGHT: approx. 21 cm
WIDTH : 14 cm

(Plinth)
Inventory number : OC020

Ref: 71S8KQ8YBK

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Tribal Art (Oceanic Masks of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (Oceanic Masks 20th century)
Country of origin	Papua New Guinea
Length (cm)	21
Width (cm)	14