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Headdress Mask, Malakula, Vanuatu — Headdress Mask, Malakula, Vanuatu
Headdress Mask, Malakula, Vanuatu

Headdress Mask, Malakula, Vanuatu

This headdress mask from Malakula, Vanuatu represents a significant example of Pacific Islander ceremonial art and cultural expression. The mask embodies the artistic traditions and spiritual practices of the Vanuatu people.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $6,000 – $9,000

Lot 8

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Headdress Mask, Malakula, Vanuatu, Headdress Mask, Malakula, Vanuatu

This headdress mask from Malakula, Vanuatu represents a significant example of Pacific Islander ceremonial art and cultural expression. The mask embodies the artistic traditions and spiritual practices of the Vanuatu people.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Cultural, Sculpture, Spiritual, Sculptural, Tribal Art, Vanuatu, Mask, Indigenous, Oceanic