Very rare small Kanak votive mask, New Caledonia, central Gr - Lot 14

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Very rare small Kanak votive mask, New Caledonia, central Gr - Lot 14
Very rare small Kanak votive mask, New Caledonia, central Grande Terre. A rare representation of the god of the underwater land of the dead, this type of mask, which combines the concepts of life and death, was presented on the fifth day of the funeral ceremony. The feather apparatus surrounding the object makes it even more spectacular. Blackened wood, wickerwork, plant fibers, human hair, notou feathers. H = 69 cm. Reproduced in Vision d'Océanie, ed. Dapper, 1992, p.194. Provenance: Charles RATTON
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