Item Description
Included in this group:
Papua New Guinea mask, likely from the Sepik River region, created around the 1970s.
Constructed on a tortoise carapace, decorated with cowrie shells, feathers (likely cassowary), and boar tusks. The mask is mounted on a black display stand. Such masks were used in local cultural rituals.
Stand 6" x 6" x 15" H, mask 11 1/2" H (without feathers) x 9 1/2" W x 4" D
Hand-carved wooden sculpture is a tribal artifact, likely of African or Oceanic origin.
It is crafted from wood and adorned with natural materials, including cowrie shells (or similar puka shells) and animal fur or raffia and leather.
The piece features a stylized human face with closed or squinted eyes and a prominent nose.
Dimensions: 11" with fur, 3 1/2" W x 3 1/2" D with hanger.
Also included three primitive art books:
The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Masterpieces of Primitive Art, 1978, HBDJ
Robert Bleakley African Masks, 1983, 2nd edition
African Art, The Colour Library of Art, 1971
All hardbound with dust-jackets.
Condition: Masks show wear consistent with display and age.
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