Lot 590
Gable Mask From Ceremonial Sepik River House Facade, Papua New Guinea. Striking gable mask that would be hung above a "geko" or a ceremonial house found in every village of the East Sepik Province. These houses were usually quite spectacular and large where cult/ritual objects stored. The geko embodies the paramount female ancestor whose enormous face appears on the gable and whose name is given to the house. Gable masks are either carved from wood or woven using split rattan cane. This example is woven rattan and some wood, and features prominent forehead, organic pigments, accented with the carved wood tusk and trimmed on sides by cassowary feathers. This exceptional, mid-20th Century piece has been mounted in a museum quality display and ready to be exhibited. Mask itself about 23 x 13" and the plexi shadow box 37 x 24". In excellent condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP
From The Private Collection of James Harrison Ring.
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