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THBLower Sepik River Mask, Murik
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LiveNov 16, 2021
Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people. Willow Auction House jill@willowauctionhouse.com
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Carved Wooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose (or beak), and a spiral spider design “mabaranego” -- the spider represents precision and intricacy.
Locale: Lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: Early 20th Century A.D.
Material: Wood, Pigment, Fiber, Shell
Dimensions: H 18"/ 46 cm x W 8"/ 20 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux CollectionSimilar items:
Bonhams
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26147/lot/33/Sotheby's
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/sculpture-africa-oceania-americas/mask-coastal-sepik-river-madang-province-papua-new2015 Myth + Magic, Art of the Sepik River. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
https://nga.gov.au/exhibition/MythMagic/Default.cfm?IRN=240765&MnuID=3&ViewID=2 - Buyer's Premium
