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THB20th C. PNG Kanganaman Woven Dance Mask / Tumbuan
Lot 140b
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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 Pre-Columbian, Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, historical examples from the Spanish, Mexican, and American frontiers, fossils, and 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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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Kanganaman village, ca. mid-20th century CE. An enormous woven dance mask, known as a "tumbuan", made of rattan fiber, with two faces, one on the chest, and one on the head, both with distinctive hooked noses. This two-headed style is specific to Kanganaman village. The rattan is painted with red clay, white lime, and charcoal based pigments. Thicker woven fibers outline the faces, giving the appearance of beard and hair. The costume has arm holes for wearing, and a skirt made of sago fronds that will move and catch the eye during a dance. This is a huge, delightful piece that will start a lot of conversations! Size not including length of sago fronds: 16.5" W x 52" H (41.9 cm x 132.1 cm)
Papua New Guinea is an amazingly culturally diverse area, with people in each hilly area and river valley producing interesting and unique artwork; Kanga, in the Middle Sepik River region (which flows northwest from the central highlands that dominate Papua New Guinea to empty into the Bismarck Sea on the north coast). Masks like this one may represent water or bush spirits. When they are not being used, they hang in the ceiling of houses made specifically for them.
Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985
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#150839Wear commensurate with age, including some losses to the skirt fibers. Light patina on all surfaces.Condition
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