20th C. Papua New Guinea Carved Wooden Mask
**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of combined anthropomorphic/avian form, with a long, beak-like nose, two coffee-bean-shaped eyes, and two projecting ears; a human figure perches atop the nose/forehead. Size: 4.5" W x 16.9" H (11.4 cm x 42.9 cm)
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#132314
Condition Report: Dark patina on surface, with some encrustation in lower profile areas.
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**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of combined anthropomorphic/avian form, with a long, beak-like nose, two coffee-bean-shaped eyes, and two projecting ears; a human figure perches atop the nose/forehead. Size: 4.5" W x 16.9" H (11.4 cm x 42.9 cm)
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#132314
Condition Report: Dark patina on surface, with some encrustation in lower profile areas.