Bapa Mene yam mask, Abelam population Wosera area,... Lot 161

Bapa Mene yam mask, Abelam population Wosera area, Papua New Guinea Braided lygodium fern, pigments Dimensions 22 x 15cm Small, stylized anthropo-zoomorphic face, with a long vertical nasal bridge dividing the face into two parts, and hollowed-out, stretched eyes whose edges are enhanced by alternating pigment colors. Beautiful openwork crown headdress, made up of alternating triangular shapes.