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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…
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- 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
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Detail: Very incised Mei Mask from Iatmul. Lots of painted scrolling ornament on the face and the famous curved nose adjoining the chin feature (with a serpent head at the chin). The red and white pigment is still present over all the mask. These masks (also…
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- Item Number: M-5578
- Provenance/Origin: Iatmul, Papua New Guinea. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood and braided hemp
- Dimensions: 23" tall x 6.5" at widest
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 155.00 USD