Item: |
Small Papuan Sepik River Spirit Mask |
Date: |
c.1970's |
Historical Period: |
During Australian Occupancy |
Description 1: |
Painted with Ochre and shell 'kina' eyes |
Location: |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Size: |
20cm long x 10 cm wide |
Provenance: |
Old Australian Collection |
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Showing posts with label Sepik River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sepik River. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Sepik River Painted Spirit Mask with Shell (Kina) Eyes c.1970's (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)
Labels:
KINA,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Sepik River,
SPIRIT MASK
Friday, June 2, 2017
Wooden Painted Ancestor Mask: Sepik River Region circa 1970 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Traditional Fierce Female Ancestor Mindibit Figure, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea circa 1950s 60cm Tall
Labels:
Ancestor Figure,
Mindimbit,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Sepik River,
Wood Carving
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Circa 1950's Coconut Shell Village Food Scoops & Animal Cult Pot & Whistle Sepik & Ramu Rivers Papua New Guinea
Labels:
Carvings,
Food Utensils,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Ranu River,
Sepik River
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Angoram, Sepik River Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Mud Mask (Molded onto a Large Shell) with pig tusks & kina (money shell) decorations, circa 1970s.
Labels:
ANGORAM,
MUD MUSK,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Sepik River
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Wooden Figurine Crocodile Man Ancestor Figure, Sepik River, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Provenance:From a private collection. Collected in the early 1960's by a missionary stationed in the Sepik River Region.
Age: (c) 1965
Size: approx: 40cm
Labels:
Ancestor Figure,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Sepik River
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