IATMUL, Papua New Guinea. - Lot 26

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IATMUL, Papua New Guinea. - Lot 26
IATMUL, Papua New Guinea. Wood, seashells, rush weaving, and cassowary feathers. With its elaborate structure, this ancestor mask, topped by a diadem adorned with cypraea shells, combines motifs of the bird, the snake, and the crocodile; the eyes, animated by a conus spiral, lend it a remarkable magnetism. H. 57 cm. (damage and missing parts, repaired with adhesive). Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance).
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