Vintage Papa New Guinea Sepik River Mask

Vintage Papa New Guinea Sepik River Mask,Believed to be an Iatmul or Mei masks (Middle Sepik Region)Iatmul masks are from the Middle Sepik and are still made today. Old ones like this are rare and collectible. They are normally covered on the lower half with very small tightly packed nasal shells. We can see that some tightly packed shells still remain in one nostril, but over time this mask has seen some wear. It also features cones on the cheeks and it is likely that is what the eyes were originally made from. This piece would make a great conversation piece in its current condition or a wonderful restoration project. Some Sepik masks are to wear and others for display. Some small masks are to empower “decorate” sacred flutes, the front of canoes, the HausMan, as lucky amulets and even yams. Other masks were not made to wear directly on the head but were part of a larger assemblage.Sepik masks vary from very small Amulet masks only a Few centimeters high to over a meter tall.In Papua