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Lower Sepik River Mask, Kopar / Angoram style

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Carved Wooden Mask, long pointed nose, stylized.
Damage and repair to bottom chin area.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower Sepik art, specifically of the Kopar/Angoram people, and depicts powerful spirits.

Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea

Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment
Dimensions: H 17" / 43 cm x W 6" / 15 cm
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

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Bonhams
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25485/lot/323/

The Met Museum
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313079


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Carved Wooden Mask, long pointed nose, stylized.
Damage and repair to bottom chin area.
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower Sepik art, specifically of the Kopar/Angoram people, and depicts powerful spirits.

Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea

Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment
Dimensions: H 17" / 43 cm x W 6" / 15 cm
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

Similar items:
Bonhams
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25485/lot/323/

The Met Museum
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313079

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USA, Lincoln Park, NJ
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