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Unknown (Historical) — Purari Barkcloth Mask, Gulf of Papua, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
Unknown (Historical)

Purari Barkcloth Mask, Gulf of Papua, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

A ceremonial barkcloth mask from the Purari region in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. This work represents traditional Oceanic mask-making practices and spiritual rituals.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

May 11, 2021

Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000

Lot 25

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Unknown (Historical), Purari Barkcloth Mask, Gulf of Papua, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

A ceremonial barkcloth mask from the Purari region in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. This work represents traditional Oceanic mask-making practices and spiritual rituals.

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

Related themes

Natural Materials, Ceremonial, Cultural, Purari, Gulf Of Papua, Traditional, Textured, Papua New Guinean, Papua New Guinea, Tribal Art, Barkcloth Mask, Mask, Indigenous, Barkcloth, Oceanic

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