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* KWOMA, WASHKUK MOUNTAINS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
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* KWOMA, WASHKUK MOUNTAINS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
* KWOMA, WASHKUK MOUNTAINS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Wooden Minja house mask covered in polychrome pigments with a ritual patina. It features a shuttle-shaped face with a forward forehead, topped by two eyes separated by a busted nose. The lower part of the face ends in a pointed chin below a heart-shaped mouth. It is dedicated to the cult of yam cultivation.
H. 51 cm high
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