Old and beautiful mask characteristic of this corpus, specimen complete in its construction. Among the exemplary specimens of this type of miniature mask is the one from the former Pierre Loeb collection (see page 198 vol 1 of the work Oceanic Art by Anthony JP Meyer 1995 Ed.Könemann).

Adjora or Aion people, Porapora River region, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea

Bone (frontal section of a pig skull), vegetable fibers and cassowary feathers, old dry patina.

H. 20 cm approximately without feathers 



Provenance: 

- Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60

- Former collection of Marcel Évrard
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Lot no. 120

Old and beautiful mask characteristic of this corpus, specimen complete in its construction. Among the exemplary specimens of this type of miniature mask is the one from the former Pierre Loeb collection (see page 198 vol 1 of the work Oceanic Art by Anthony JP Meyer 1995 Ed.Könemann). Adjora or Aion people, Porapora River region, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea Bone (frontal section of a pig skull), vegetable fibers and cassowary feathers, old dry patina. H. 20 cm approximately without feathers Provenance: - Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60 - Former collection of Marcel Évrard

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€1,920
Buyer's premium
28%
Old and beautiful mask characteristic of this corpus, specimen complete in its construction. Among the exemplary specimens of this type of miniature mask is the one from the former Pierre Loeb collection (see page 198 vol 1 of the work Oceanic Art by Anthony JP Meyer 1995 Ed.Könemann). Adjora or Aion people, Porapora River region, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea Bone (frontal section of a pig skull), vegetable fibers and cassowary feathers, old dry patina. H. 20 cm approximately without feathers Provenance: - Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60 - Former collection of Marcel Évrard
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