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