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Lower Sepik River Flute Mask

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Start price: $1,500

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

Buyer's premium: 28%

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Carved Wooden Mask (Flute Mask) fully covered in red pigment, stylized face with typical Murik long, beak-like nose

Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea

Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment
Dimensions: H 15 1/2" / 39 cm x W 5"/ 12.5 cm
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

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American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology, 80/8905
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