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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)


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


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
Condition: Excellent condition