This striking mask probably comes from the coastal Ramu River area or Manam Island. It has the classic long curved nose of ancestral masks. The white pigmentation is over a base of traditional red ochre. It has a sticker from Christies on the reverse with their bar code but the relevant information about sale number and date are incomplete. It dates to the 1930s.
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This striking mask probably comes from the coastal Ramu River area or Manam Island. It has the classic long curved nose of ancestral masks. The white pigmentation is over a base of traditional red ochre. It has a sticker from Christies on the reverse with their bar code but the relevant information about sale number and date are incomplete. It dates to the 1930s.
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