A lot gathering two masks, one in clay modeled on rattan basketry and the other in wood and also adorned with beads, both adorned with a multitude of shells, cassowary feathers and each also bearing a nose ornament. Porapora or Keram river region, Papua New Guinea Wood, rattan, vegetable fibers, clay, shells, cassowary feathers, mother-of-pearl, pearls, visible accidents and missing pieces. H. 20 and 15 cm without feathers Provenance: - Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60 - Former collection of Marcel Évrard
Estimate
€200 - €300
Result
€448
Buyer's premium
28%
A lot gathering two masks, one in clay modeled on rattan basketry and the other in wood and also adorned with beads, both adorned with a multitude of shells, cassowary feathers and each also bearing a nose ornament.
Porapora or Keram river region, Papua New Guinea
Wood, rattan, vegetable fibers, clay, shells, cassowary feathers, mother-of-pearl, pearls, visible accidents and missing pieces.
H. 20 and 15 cm without feathers
Provenance:
- Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60
- Former collection of Marcel Évrard
Sale
Friday 10 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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