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Object description :

"Yam mask"

Very old woven rattan mask representing a bird. Used in ceremonies related to yam cultivation. Traces of pigments. Important patina of use.
Abelam population, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea.
First half of the 20th century
Sold with a custom base in patinated brass.
Inv. #3582

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Galerie Punchinello

Ancien art of Asia and Oceania

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+33 (0)1 42 72 00 60

+33 (0)6 03 01 66 01

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