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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Marc & Elena Pinto Collection
• Sale Date:
  20 May 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  136
• Lot Description:
  A Large Iban Mask (hantu tuugerasi)
  Malaysian Borneo, Indonesia (mid twentieth century)
  carved wood and natural pigment
  39 cm high
• Provenance:
  The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
• Notes:
  This mask is form the Iban of Malaysian Borneo. These masks often represented the spirit world, often called "hantu Tuugerasi' or "Hantu Gerasi". Carved in a human form, it is used to scare the children into behaving and also used in other rituals. This is a common belief and even shields display abstract versions of this spirit for protection.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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