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Lower Sepik River Mask, Murik

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Start price: $3,500

Estimated price: $7,000 - $9,000

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

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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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