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