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The Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection
Lot 57
Elema Mask, Gulf Province, Orokoko Bay, Papua New Guinea
11 May 2021, 11:00 EDT
New YorkUS$10,000 - US$15,000
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Elema Mask, Gulf Province, Orokoko Bay, Papua New Guinea
eharo
Tapa, plant fiber frame, pigments, chicken feathers (Gallus gallus domesticus)
height 25in (63.5cm)
Provenance
TAD Tribal Art/Taylor A. Dale, Santa Fe
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C.
This mysterious and enigmatic mask is intricately constructed of deep, conical form with two appendages at the sides, another at the front representing the mouth or beak; the top frontal crest accented with fiber strips connected in a zigzag pattern, with alternating triangles on the tapa in red, black and white pigments.
Tapa, plant fiber frame, pigments, chicken feathers (Gallus gallus domesticus)
height 25in (63.5cm)
Provenance
TAD Tribal Art/Taylor A. Dale, Santa Fe
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C.
This mysterious and enigmatic mask is intricately constructed of deep, conical form with two appendages at the sides, another at the front representing the mouth or beak; the top frontal crest accented with fiber strips connected in a zigzag pattern, with alternating triangles on the tapa in red, black and white pigments.














