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.
antique
carved
abelam
river
kina
hook
spirit
cult
ceremonial
shell
tribal
papua
woven
large
statue
mask
ancestor
rare
carving
bowl
guinea
mint
painted
1900s
bark
figure
wooden
tribe
prov
vintage
bird
wood
necklace
sepik
oceanic
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