"Kwoma Mask, Oceania, Primitive Arts, Oceanic Art, Tribal Art, Papua New Guinea"
Kwoma mask (probably a cult figure originally called "Yena") collected in the Upper Sepik area in Papua New Guinea among the Nokuma. The Yena figures are linked to the cult of the yam. They are arranged above a large pile of tubers during the first ceremony (there are 3 in all) organized at harvest time, the purpose of which is to thank the ancestors for this sacred gift and to ensure a good harvest the following year. Wood and natural pigments. Figure mounted on pedestal. 
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