Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023

Lot 1672

A Sepik River mask

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300

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Description

A Sepik River mask
Papua New Guinea
with pierced eliptical eyes, ears and mouth, with a ridged long nose, with white and brown pigment decoration and a woven rattan beard,
57.5cm high.

Provenance
Dr Laurence R. Goldman Collection.
Christie's, London, Important Tribal Art, 22 June 1993, lot 182.