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THBEarly 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestor Mask
Lot 40a
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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 Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and lovely ancestor mask, hand-carved from hard wood, with an expressive tribal visage. The elongated mask displays a pair of ovoid eyes with circular pupils which flank the top of an enormous curved nose. Contoured cheeks droop downwards towards strands of carved linear and triangular details, forming a detailed "mustache" above its petite mouth. A triangular brow is painted in black while the rest of the mask bears a deep ruby-red hue. Several strips of modern water-proof tarpaulin material adorn the top of the mask in blue and orange, secured to the top rectangular protrusion, giving the face a colorful accent. A row of perforations line the peripheral rim of the mask, allowing for the suspension of a large textile costume. Representative of an ancestral figure, this is a wonderful example from Papua New Guinea! Size: 11" W x 27.5" H (27.9 cm x 69.8 cm); 30" H (76.2 cm) on included custom stand.
A similar examples (without the tarpaulin additions) hammered for $4,750 at Bonhams, New York African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Auction (May 12, 2012, lot 207): http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19988/lot/207/
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#133512Area of lower periphery on verso repaired with small losses and light adhesive residue along break line. Light overpainting along nose and surrounding areas. Age-commensurate surface wear and abrasions, light fading and discoloration to pigmentation, and small nicks to peripheries, nose, eyes, and verso. Light earthen deposits throughout. Tarpaulin strips were added sometime after mask was created.Condition
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