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