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THB20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor / Zoomorph Mask
Lot 135b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A wonderful carved-wooden ancestor mask featuring four highly stylized zoomorphic creatures. Skillfully carved and intricately incised, the top displays an avian visage angled downward with an anthropomorphic smiling mouth, a curved beak, and huge expressive eyes, all beneath a pair of rounded ears and a widow's-peak hairline. Below the curious countenance is a chick-like figure showcasing an elongated neck, a triangular beak, and enormous, target-motif eyes, as it reaches for an ovoid object held between the beak and mouth of the head at the top. A smaller zoomorphic figure, who appears both reptilian and avian, bites at the chick's posterior and stands upon the lengthy snout of a crocodile-like creature, presenting with narrowed eyes and jagged teeth. The area between the head of the feeding figure and that of the crocodile is decorated by a skillfully incised band of a geometric design. Size: 5"" W x 15.75"" H (12.7 cm x 40 cm); 19.75"" H (50.2 cm) on included custom stand.
The bird is likely a hornbill, an aggressive species revered for its strength. These eccentric visages all likely represent ancestor or guardian spirits that were watching over the household. A beautiful patina covers the maroon-painted surface, and this mask may have been placed in a home for protection.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#141567Collection label on base. Restored with clay on small area of top. Expected nicks/chips and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise excellent with rich patina and liberal remains of pigment.Condition
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