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.
1900s
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river
canoe
guinea
oceanic
mask
spirit
kina
wood
bark
ceremonial
ancestor
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sepik
carved
statue
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hook
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hand
bird
tribe
shell
antique
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papua
painted
mint
large
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