Click the photo above for a larger version and more pictures
Detail: This is a “safe passage” mask and it is displayed in ceremonies to placate and pacify dangerous water spirits (whirlpools, upsetting canoes, pulling paddlers out of the boat, etc.). Shell eyes and orange accents with a very high forehead and the connection of the nose to…
Continue reading →
- Item Number: M-1239
- Provenance/Origin: Iatmul, Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1970's
- Composition: Wood, shells
- Dimensions: 21" long x 8" at widest
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 165.00 USD