Papua New Guinea Abelam Mask - Baba Tagwa

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, West Yangoru area, Abelam culture, ca. 1920s CE. A large, anthropomorphic woven mask - with round eyes surrounded by distinctive concentric ovoid forms, a curved, protrud

comprising a Baba Tagwa (ceremonial mask) from Abelam area, a Yam mask from Worsera-Abelam area, a Gable mask from Kanengra, and a Yenigo village yam mask Ranging from 14 in. (35.6 cm.) to 28 in. (71.

Abelam Initiation Baba Tagwa Mask, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Woven and painted plant fiber. Size: 27'' x 31'' x 17'' (69 x 79 x 43 cm).

Lot consists of one "Baba" mask woven cane, polychrome, feathers, and human hair; one Boiken woven mask with clay patina; one river turtleshell and woven cane painted mask; and one "Baba Tagwa" woven

Abelam, Papua New Guinea, "Baba" mask; having woven fiber and pigments, 21"h

Papua New Guinea Helmet Mask. Baba (bapa) helmet mask, Abelam/Wosera, Papua New Guinea, Fiber and pigment remnants. Mid 20th C. 15" H x 10" x 12" D. These masks are used to chase non-initiates, women

Extremely RARE - Extremely LARGE - A magnificent MASK! This is a beautiful old HUGE woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region

This is a beautiful old LARGE woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea.. One of the major focuses of ce

This is a beautiful old LARGE woven Yam Maskalso referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of cere

BIG! This is a beautiful old big woven Yam Mask also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people, along the East Sepik River Region, of Papua New Guinea.. One of the major focuses of

Abelam, Papua New Guinea nicely worked yam mask (baba) of woven fibers and polychrome pigments, used in yam ceremonies, 14"h Provenance: field collected by Michael Hamson in the late 1990s, American P

20th c Papua New Guinea "Baba" mask woven cane, polychrome, feathers, and human hair 18 x 13 x 13"

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in c

A Papua New Guinea Abelam Middle Sepik River carved yam mask, carved wood and natural pigment paint, depicting a male face with headdress and collar painted in red, yellow, black, and white natural pi

Papua New Guinea Abelam Middle Sepik Yam Mask, woven fiber and natural pigment paint, wood, mask having a oval concentric woven design with red and white painted circles on a custom stand.

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

This is a beautiful old small woven Yam Mask from the Abelam Tribe of Wosera area of Papua New Guinea. One of the major focuses of ceremonial life among the Abelam people is the competitive growth and

Papua New Guinea East Sepik Abelam Yam Mask (20th Century)