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.
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shell
oceanic
figure
tribe
kina
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abelam
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mask
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canoe
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1900s
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guinea
sepik
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