A group of three New Guinea masks, Sepik
Mask, Madang Province, Ramu River Coast, Papua New Guinea
Wood, shell, fiber, pigment, including Ricket's blue
height 18in (45.7cm)

Provenance:
Property from the Estate of a Private Collector, San Francisco

This finely sculpted mask has the original horizontal stick in the back, held in the mouth of the dancer while performing.
Sold for US$ 3,125 inc. premium

Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art


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