Lot 3
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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
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 7 - 25 March 2009, Melbourne
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne