Lot Essay
Middle Sepik River art is notable for its oval and curvilinear ornament. This dramatic mask decorated the gable of a men's Tambaran house.
Details
A FINE MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER CORK GABLE MASK
Of oval concave form, the large circular eyes with shell inlay, the elongated nose with fiber attachment, white with red and black pigment in concentric ovals
16in. (40.5cm.) high
Of oval concave form, the large circular eyes with shell inlay, the elongated nose with fiber attachment, white with red and black pigment in concentric ovals
16in. (40.5cm.) high
Provenance
Stuttgarter Kunstkabinet, 1957, no.134, pl.1; Allan Frumkin, Chicago
Literature
Wardwell, 1965, pl.76
Wardwell, 1971, p.61, no.113
Wardwell, 1971, p.61, no.113
Exhibited
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Art of the Sepik River, Oct. 16- Nov. 28, 1971, no.113