SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANIC ART LARGE OLDER HAND CARVED TRIBAL CLAN ANCESTRAL CULT POLYCHROME SPIRIT MASK WITH BUSH TWINE COLLECTED IN SEPIK REGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA 12A9 ORACLE CONSULTED FOR ADVICE DURING RAIDS COLLECTOR DESIGNER DECORATOR 24"x12"x3"

One-of-a-kind South Pacific Tribal Ancestral Spirit Mask

Tribal Ancestral Hand carved Hand painted with natural pigments Spirit Mask

Sepik Region. 

 ITEM 12A9, LARGE: 

24"x12"x3"

 Papua New Guinea Oceanic Art

This is a beautiful original  hand carved Ancestral Mask from Papua New Guinea. 

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 give identity to the tribe or clan as a recognized ancestor. 

All our Tribal Sepik river region carvings, from Papua New Guinea, are authentic and were collected on the premises.

This important spirit mask was traditionally consulted for advice in times of famine and sickness.

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 available. 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.