New Guinea - Yam Masks



Basket Yam Mask
Maprik Area
Fiber

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Used in harvest ceremonies to represent clan
ancestor spirits of the long yams
30" x 13"
Ship Oversize
$110.00.





Yam Mask
Abelam Village, East Sepik Province
Woven Fiber
Natural Pigments

Used in ceremonies in which yams are representations
of ancestral spirits
15" x 10.5"

$190.00.



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Basket Yam Mask
Maprik Area
Fiber

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Used in harvest ceremonies
to represent clan
ancestor spirits
of the long yams
15 " x 16"
$155.00.

Coconut Mask
Middle Sepik River
Woven Fiber


Made from actual coconut shells and adorned with fiber and shells.
19" x 9"
$49.00.

Basket Yam Mask
Upper Sepik River
Abelam Village
Natural Fibers, Natural Pigments

Used in harvest ceremonies
to represent clan
ancestor spirits
of the long yams .
21" x 8"
$220.00.

Coconut Mask
Wood and Natural Pigments

Made from actual coconut shells and adorned with fiber and shells.
11" x 11"
$49.00.



Yam Helmet Mask, Tambaran
Wosera Village, East Sepik Province
Woven Fiber

Natural Pigments, on stand

Used in ceremonies to represent ancestral spirits
23" x 9" x 12"

$1250.00.

 

 

 

 










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