Face mask - Papua New Guinea - Ramu River
wood, shell inlay, pigments, plant fibres,
In the Sepik Area, it is generally accepted that long pointed noses represent spiritual beings while short naturalistic ones portray true ancestors.
H: 36 cm, H: 14,2 inch
Provenance:
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Conru, Kevin (ed.), Sepik Ramu Art, Brussels 2019, pp. 236f
Condition
See description
wood, shell inlay, pigments, plant fibres,
In the Sepik Area, it is generally accepted that long pointed noses represent spiritual beings while short naturalistic ones portray true ancestors.
H: 36 cm, H: 14,2 inch
Provenance:
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Conru, Kevin (ed.), Sepik Ramu Art, Brussels 2019, pp. 236f
Condition
See description
