Lower Sepik River Mask, Murik
Carved Wooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose (or beak), and a spiral spider design “mabaranego” -- the spider represents precision and intricacy.
Locale: Lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: Early 20th Century A.D.
Material: Wood, Pigment, Fiber, Shell
Dimensions: H 18"/ 46 cm x W 8"/ 20 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26147/lot/33/
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https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/sculpture-africa-oceania-americas/mask-coastal-sepik-river-madang-province-papua-new
2015 Myth + Magic, Art of the Sepik River. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
https://nga.gov.au/exhibition/MythMagic/Default.cfm?IRN=240765&MnuID=3&ViewID=2
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Carved Wooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose (or beak), and a spiral spider design “mabaranego” -- the spider represents precision and intricacy.
Locale: Lower Sepik River, Murik Lakes region.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: Early 20th Century A.D.
Material: Wood, Pigment, Fiber, Shell
Dimensions: H 18"/ 46 cm x W 8"/ 20 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar items:
Bonhams
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26147/lot/33/
Sotheby's
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/sculpture-africa-oceania-americas/mask-coastal-sepik-river-madang-province-papua-new
2015 Myth + Magic, Art of the Sepik River. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
https://nga.gov.au/exhibition/MythMagic/Default.cfm?IRN=240765&MnuID=3&ViewID=2
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