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Rare 20th C. Papua New Guinea Talipun / Bride Dowry

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Rare 20th C. Papua New Guinea Talipun / Bride Dowry

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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Yangoru Boiken peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A rare and exceptional woven Talipun mask of the style known as Talipun, a ritual form of money used as a bride price. Woven of native bark and embellished with clay in hues of coffee brown, creamy beige and russet, this remarkable vizard presents a heart-shaped visage with a pair of annular eye holes, a narrow nose with an aperture at its septum possibly for suspending ornaments, and a petite, ovoid mouth. Lovely bird feathers adorn the top of this intriguing mask, while an enormous marbled turban shell (turbo marmoratus) in lustrous shades of grey and cream sits at its chin. Size: 8" W x 15.125" H (20.3 cm x 38.4 cm); 17.5" H (44.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Talipun or Talipoon is a traditional currency of high importance to the Yangoru Boiken people that is often used to pay a bride's dowry. These fascinating masks usually represent the visage of an ancestor or a bush spirit. The gorgeous shells strung to their bases are considered objects of great wealth to the Yangoru Boiken people.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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Condition

Collection label on shell and base of modern stand. Light cracking to areas of clay, some small areas of soft fraying to bark, and light pitting to shell, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.

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Rare 20th C. Papua New Guinea Talipun / Bride Dowry

Name: Rare 20th C. Papua New Guinea Talipun / Bride Dowry
SKU: 114618627
Price: 1600 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,600 - $2,400

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