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Ancestor mask on turtle shell
Underside of turtle shell forms inside of Sepik river ancestor mask
Closeup of painted and shell-embedded mask face
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Sepik River Turtle Mask Ancestor Face

$850.00
$850.00
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Basket base, with clay face and cowrie shell inlay over turtle shell. 

Middle Sepik area, collected pre-1960.

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