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A 20th century middle Sepik River ancestral figure mask. Sepik…
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Auckland
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17-May-2021
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A 20th century middle Sepik River ancestral figure mask. Sepik Art is complex: ancestral representations destabilize and appear to be in constant transformation. This male figure with a long hooked nose, symbol of masculine strength, and imposing headdress terminating in carved faces, holds a body shaped as another ancestral figure. The ancestor appears everywhere under multiple forms and absorbs whoever gazes at them. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail. Height 134 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean