Rai Coast Dance Masks: Mythical Brothers in Ceremony
Two dance masks, Rai coast, north coast, Papua New Guinea, both very fine and detailed in their workmanship. Both older masks (circa 1940s-50s) and used together in ceremony. Often such masks represent two Brothers, of myth and creation. Worn by two men, with their bodies covered in sago leaf grass skirts, height 12.20 in. to 12.60 in., width 5.51 in. to 6.30 in.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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New Guinea tribal artefacts
- masks and helmets 519
- other artefacts 1,229
