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