Lower Sepik River Flute Mask

Carved Wooden Mask (Flute Mask) fully covered in red pigment, stylized face with typical Murik long, beak-like nose

Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea

Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment
Dimensions: H 15 1/2" / 39 cm x W 5"/ 12.5 cm
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

Similar items:
American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology, 80/8905
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