A PAIR OF COASTAL MASKS
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Oceanic Artefacts
Papua New Guinea
A PAIR OF COASTAL MASKS
(i) A Sepik Mask from Passam No. 1 village with red, white and black painted decoration and beak like nose, c.1970s
synthetic polymer paint and enamel on carved wood
60.0 length
(ii) A Ramu River Mask from Murik Lakes, polychromed with shell inset eyes, c.1970s
synthetic polymer paint and enamel on carved wood
68.5 cm length
Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500 (2)
Sold for $6,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 11 - 14 October 2009, Melbourne
Provenance
Collected in the field by Peter Hallinan (H1557 and H534)
Sotheby's, Fine Tribal Art including the Peter Hallinan Collection of New Guinea Art, Sydney, 28 November 1993, lot 51
Private collection, Sydney