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Oceanic Tribal Art
Sepik Wood Maskette
- Culture
- Sepik
- Origin
- Papua New Guinea
- Period
- c. 1940s
- Object
- Mask
- Materials
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 13.3 × 5.4 cm
- Catalogue
- TRB-170
A carved wooden maskette of elongated ovoid form, with incised eyes and a characteristic hooked nose. The surface is meticulously incised with stylised geometric and linear motifs. Probably from the lower Sepik River region.
Provenance
Ex Adeon Gallery; Nick Poolos Collection, acquired before 1974.Acquired
Artemis Fine Arts · 2025
