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IATMUL, Papua New Guinea.
See original version (French)
250
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IATMUL, Papua New Guinea.
See original version (French)
Estimate €40 - €60
Voluntary lot
Description
IATMUL, Papua New Guinea.
Wood, shells, rushwork and cassowary feathers.
With its elaborate structure, this ancestor mask, surmounted by a diadem adorned with cypraea shells, combines
motifs of the bird, the snake and the crocodile; the gaze, brought to life by a conus spiral, lends it a remarkable magnetism.
H. 57 cm.
(damage and losses, repaired with adhesive).
Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance).
See original version (French)
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