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Abelam Papua New Guinea Woven Yam Mask. East Sepik Province

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HUGE Papua New Guinea Abelam Yam Woven Mask RARE: Extremely RARE - Extremely LARGE - A magnificent MASK! This is a beautiful old HUGE woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region

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LARGE Papua New Guinea Abelam Yam Woven Mask: This is a beautiful old LARGE woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea.. One of the major focuses of ce

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Woven Yam Mask: **First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating woven mask with an avian, owl-like oval face, with two round, open eyes. A circular cres

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LARGE Papua New Guinea Abelam Yam Woven Mask: BIG! This is a beautiful old big woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea.. One of the major focuses of

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20th C. Papua New Guinea Sepik River Woven Yam Mask: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating woven mask with an avian, owl-like face, divided by a huge projection that resembles a narrow beak, with two round

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PNG Sepik River Yena Yam Mask, Ex-Historia: Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, maker unknown, ca. 1940s. A large yena yam mask made from woven plant fibers, probably the roots of a mangrove tree, adorned with earth pigments of red and white

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Abelam Papua New Guinea Woven Yam Mask. East Sepik Province

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Abelam Papua New Guinea Woven Yam Mask. East Sepik Province, Mid 20th Century. Fiber and natural pigments. 1lb The Abelam cultivate two distinct categories of yams—a small variety used as ordinary food and long yams, massive tubers that can be as much as twelve feet long. A man’s social status is determined largely by his success in growing long yams. Each man has a permanent exchange partner to whom he ceremonially presents his largest yams. The “heads” of the enormous tubers are adorned with specially made yam masks such as this one, which are made exclusively for yams and are never worn by humans.
Measurements: 26.5 inches x 17.5 inches.
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Abelam Papua New Guinea Woven Yam Mask. East Sepik Province

Name: Abelam Papua New Guinea Woven Yam Mask. East Sepik Province
SKU: 176981406
Price: 90 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $120 - $150

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