New Guinea Ancestral Mask

LG-737
26.25" High

This striking mask probably comes from the coastal Ramu River area or Manam Island. It has the classic long curved nose of ancestral masks. The white pigmentation is over a base of traditional red ochre. It has a sticker from Christies on the reverse with their bar code but the relevant information about sale number and date are incomplete. It dates to the 1930s.

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New Guinea Ancestral Mask

LG-737
26.25" High

This striking mask probably comes from the coastal Ramu River area or Manam Island. It has the classic long curved nose of ancestral masks. The white pigmentation is over a base of traditional red ochre. It has a sticker from Christies on the reverse with their bar code but the relevant information about sale number and date are incomplete. It dates to the 1930s.

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