this is an extremely remote area and not a lot is known about these striking masks, which most likely represent avian ancestral spirits
46.0 cm height
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold:
$2,400 (inc. BP)
lot details
Rare Zoomorphic Beaked Mask (Wombon Village, Ningerum People, Ok Tedi River, Star Mountains, Western Province, Papua New Guinea)
Lot 3
this is an extremely remote area and not a lot is known about these striking masks, which most likely represent avian ancestral spirits
46.0 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne