Sepik River New Guinea Painted Clay and Turtle Shell Ancestor Mask

Item Details

Ceramic

A painted clay on turtle shell ancestor mask from the Sepik River area of Papua, New Guinea. The molded clay features are painted with an elaborate design in black, brown and cream. It has small shells embedded along the edge of the mask, a woven cane border and a fringe of long feathers at the top.

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Condition

- a few of the shells bordering the mask are missing.

Dimensions

Item #

17LAX352-043