Lot 21: A fine Abelam mask, New Guinea

Abelam, Papua New Guinea; H: 18"

The softwood mask, probably made to hang as a display object in a traditional context, with rounded head and high coif, the face with deep red pigment around raised ocular orbits of white with black pupils. A fine and intact example. On a custom base.

Provenance:
Property of a West Coast private collector

Price Realized: $1,400

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