RARE UNIQUE OCEANIC ART LARGE HAND CARVED TRIBAL POLYCHROME WAR CANOE BOAT PROW PROTECTIVE ANCESTOR EFFIGY SPIRIT MASK COLLECTED ON SEPIK RIVER PAPUA NEW GUINEA NATURAL CLAY & LIME PIGMENTS BARK TWINE 12A11 DESIGNER COLLECTOR 26.5"x12.5"x3.25"
CANOE PROW MASK
Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea Oceanic Art.
ITEM 12A11
SIZE (LARGE): 26 1/2"x12 1/2"x3 1/4"
This is a beautiful original hand carved Ancestral Prow Boat Mask from Papua New Guinea, one the tribe rigged to the front of a boat during war raids, for good luck, protection and to scare off the opponents. This important spirit mask was to bring luck to the tribal men during war expeditions
Mask is hand carved and accentuated with red clay and white lime paint. The designs are similar to the ones painted on participants in initiations and other ceremonies. Natural Pigments colors, hand twisted handmade bark twine decorations attached to the mask.
This ancestral mask was hand carved out of one solid piece of wood and is meant to protect the warriors, as a recognized ancestor.
All our Tribal Sepik river region carvings, from Papua New Guinea, were collected on the premises.
Carvings are always well made, in spite of the relatively crude implements including stone adzes and drills and the shark skin rasps and polishes which are used to produce works of carved delicate grace.
All our collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates possible. If you have any questions or want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, tell us.
We have artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that we will put on upon request because shipping has to be calculated.