M-42 WOVEN ABELAM MASK

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M-42 WOVEN ABELAM MASK
Wosera, southern Abelam, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea.
This small finely woven mask decorated with a beard of fine chains is worn by male dancers in the elaborate initiation ceremony. The galut covers the crown of the dancer’s head at the back of the large headdress and the chains hang down onto the dancer’s shoulders. Galut are quite rare, especially now that much of the truly elaborate dances of the Abelam are disappearing.
$2,400
48 x 16 x 14 cm




