Antique gable mask, a human face created in clay formed on a tortoise carapace, having basket woven frame of Lygodium vine fiber and a ring of Emu feathers surrounding it. Cowrie eyes with pigmented features. Nose may be missing as there is no protrusion.
Probably Abelam culture , East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Measures: 23" x 17" x 4"