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Item:266735505071LARGE PAINTED WOVEN PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK TRIBAL GABLE CEREMONIAL MASK. A large (over 2ft high) basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea. Made from raffia and pigment with matting around edges. The matting needs slightly repositioning on right hand side , otherwise in good condition for age. (Please see image) The large community men's house was the central focus of ritual and everyday life for most males of the Sepik River from middle youth to adulthood. Men slept there, lounged there, solved life's and the village's problems there, made objects both practical and sacred, and practiced there the often complex cyclical rituals that kept the world and their lives in order. These masks whether very large or medium size aided in their becoming an overpowering physical manifestation of male potency and prestige. From the central of the front facade, the gable mask, conceived as an magical protector, and looked down menacingly on all who came within a certain distance of the men's house. The masks in most cases probably represented the great clan mother, and in some areas the entire men's house was understood as the clan spirit's body, so that when inside the male residents were acting within the great mother's energizing womb. This is a wonderful and powerful woven Gable Mask and it plays a significant role in the lives of men. A great addition to any collection.
Condition:Used
Type:Masks
Region of Origin:Oceania/Australasia
Country/Region of Manufacture:Papua New Guinea
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