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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  102
• Lot Description:
  Large Iatmul Gable Mask, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
  barkcloth, rattan and natural earth pigments
  height 102 cm
• Provenance:
  Collected in Papua New Guinea, c. 1990, The Estate of Ray Hughes
• Notes:
  Placed at the entrance of menís ceremonial houses, considered to be the embodiment of the founding ancestors, the gable mask was intended to be seen from a distance' Howarth, Crispin, Myth and Magic - Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, National Gallery of Australia, 2015, p. 133
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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