Papua New Guinea

LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea

LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea
LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea
LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea
LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea

LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea
LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea. This mask is old and beautifully woven, with the superb bulbous head probably depicting.

What is probably the head of a cockatoo. Yam masks are called babamini in the Abelam.

The mask is tightly woven from fine liana vine, and the back is a dark color. Showing it has been stored away between yam linings. Each year these masks were. Repainted before the ceremony, held after the yam harvest. Black, white and a vibrant orange are still in good condition. It was collected soon after a. Yam lining ceremony in the central Wosera area in the late 1970s. Size: 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12). The item "LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea" is in sale since Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania". The seller is "arquim" and is located in Potts Point, NSW. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Product Type: Masks
  • Originating Region: Australia

LARGE YAM MASK, Southern Abelam people, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea