Important Aboriginal Art - 25 March 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 189
Rare Zoomorphic Beaked Mask (Wombon Village, Ningerum People, Ok Tedi River, Star Mountains, Western Province, Papua New Guinea)
Lot 3
this is an extremely remote area and not a lot is known about these striking masks, which most likely represent avian ancestral spirits
46.0 cm height
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000
Lot sold: $2,400 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Rare Zoomorphic Beaked Mask (Wombon Village, Ningerum People, Ok Tedi River, Star Mountains, Western Province, Papua New Guinea) Lot 3
this is an extremely remote area and not a lot is known about these striking masks, which most likely represent avian ancestral spirits
46.0 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne