Lot 1021
Papua New Guinea Ceremonial Gable Mask
Sold June 28, 2025
- Price realized
- $95
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $200-300
Origin: Papua New Guinea Sepik River region
Dimensions: 14x5x44 in.
Condition: Wear and cracking of the paint and some feathers appear to have come unattached. Also some of the wood has chipped off in some spots.
Additional Information: A wooden carved ceremonial gable mask, likely from the latmul people. The mask has painted light orange, white, and gray designed around a carving of a face with carved bone swirl eyes. The mask also has a feathered beard-like structure on the bottom with small feathers tied to larger feathers.
The mask is meant to protect a houses inhabitants. They are often placed on the gable of men or women’s cult houses and embody the spirits of ancestors.
Lot details
- Lot
- 1021
- Closed
- June 28, 2025
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