Mask, South Malekula Island, Vanuatu
height 15in (38cm)
Fiber, adhesive, spider web, bamboo, natural pigments, boars tusks
Provenance:
Michael Grebanier Collection, California
Private Collection, North Carolina
"This superb and rare temar ne are style mask has a wonderfully naturalistic face with dramatic expression and is in excellent original condition. These masks were usually kept well stored, being for special (and 'rather tabu') occasions." (Kaufmann, Arts of Vanuatu, 1996: p. 23)
Fiber, adhesive, spider web, bamboo, natural pigments, boars tusks
Provenance:
Michael Grebanier Collection, California
Private Collection, North Carolina
"This superb and rare temar ne are style mask has a wonderfully naturalistic face with dramatic expression and is in excellent original condition. These masks were usually kept well stored, being for special (and 'rather tabu') occasions." (Kaufmann, Arts of Vanuatu, 1996: p. 23)
Sold for
US$ 6,250
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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