Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017

Lot 652

An East Sepik Barak mask Papua New Guinea wood with black

Estimate £3,500 - £4,000 | Hammer £3600

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Description

An East Sepik Barak mask

Papua New Guinea

wood with black, white and earth pigment, the curved oval face with a long pointed nose,

48.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Collected in 1966 by the American geologist Andrew Kuglar

Ex. Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes Estates, California, printed inventory no. MHM - 167.