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Lower Sepik River Mask

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Start price: $1,500

Estimated price: $3,000 - $5,000

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Carved wooden mask, with ribbed design around face and a ribbed center line from forehead to nose, slanted eyes. Original twisted rope through septum.

Locale: Lower Sepik River.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, rope
Dimensions: H 25 1/2" / 65 cm x W 10 1/2" / 26.5 cm
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

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