Yam mask, Masque, vannerie, wickerwork, papua new guinea, tribal art, oceania
Yam masks serve for dressing up the most beautiful yams just harvested. This root is one of the main food resource in the Sepik river valley. This mask in basketwork represents the head of the yam.
ceremonial
1900s
spirit
river
tribe
carving
woven
large
wooden
antique
mint
bird
sepik
bowl
statue
hook
shell
papua
carved
oceanic
tribal
prov
necklace
rare
bark
mask
abelam
figure
guinea
wood
ancestor
kina
vintage
painted
cult
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