Boiken mask
Boiken mask Sepik plains Papua New Guinea
Object Type: Dance mask
Locality: Sepik Plains or grasslands Boiken artistic region Papua New guinea
Artist: Unknown
Circa: 1950
Height: 45 cm
Description:This stunning Boiken mask is to primitive for many peoples tastes who are more used to the Masks of the Lower Sepik. It is however a rare form of mask that has been ritually used and has layers of worn pigments. The piercings for attachment to a frame are chiselled not drilled and it is a funky genuine example of sepik Art
Condition: Some stable cracks and lost pigment and a section to the top rear suffered an old loss
Price: $1800 AUD
On Sale until November 30th
$900 AUD
Other Art objects Available
West New Britain shields
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Shields as Art
Like many other artifacts, this object is not just an artifact it is art. Collectors from around the world collect art from different regions. This art is Tribal art. In reality, Tribal art or ethnographic art is art from around the world.
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