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A PAPUA GULF TAPA HELMET MASK
Of tapering conical form, the face with pronounced forehead, circular eyes, ridged nose, large pierced mouth, sides with ornamentation, the backside with tail, at lower section rattan structure for support, painted in white, red and black
76 cm high
Of tapering conical form, the face with pronounced forehead, circular eyes, ridged nose, large pierced mouth, sides with ornamentation, the backside with tail, at lower section rattan structure for support, painted in white, red and black
76 cm high
Literature
Tichelman, G.L., Nieuw-Guineesche Oerkunst, Deventer 1944, pl. VIII