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Premium DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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* EASTERN SEPIK, MURIK LAKES PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
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* EASTERN SEPIK, MURIK LAKES PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
* EASTERN SEPIK, MURIK LAKES PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Brag mask made of wood with a thick, rough grey patina. Representation of a protective ancestor, half-man, half-bird, with a very high forehead and a central ridge dividing it into two faces. A long beak-shaped nose extends from the forehead and turns back onto the chin like a trunk. The eyes are highlighted by shells. Base.
H. 53 cm
Provenance: Private collection (Paris)
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