Mask made of coconut, very expressive and decorated with engraved patterns.

Lower Keram region, Papua New Guinea

Coconut, fire black polychromy, wood and vegetal fibers frames, cassowary feathers, a crack of age.

H. 28 cm approximately (13 cm coconut only)

 

Provenance:

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

- Former collection of Marcel Évrard
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Lot no. 133

Mask made of coconut, very expressive and decorated with engraved patterns. Lower Keram region, Papua New Guinea Coconut, fire black polychromy, wood and vegetal fibers frames, cassowary feathers, a crack of age. H. 28 cm approximately (13 cm coconut only) 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%
Mask made of coconut, very expressive and decorated with engraved patterns. Lower Keram region, Papua New Guinea Coconut, fire black polychromy, wood and vegetal fibers frames, cassowary feathers, a crack of age. H. 28 cm approximately (13 cm coconut only) Provenance: - Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60 - Former collection of Marcel Évrard
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