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New Guinea Wood Mask, Mwai, middle Sepik River, Sawos people, heavy wood ancestor mask, decorated with shells including nassa and cowrie, with boar tusks in nose and cassowary feathers around the edge, ht. 22 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York City. Estimate $300-400 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


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