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THBDramatic 19th C. Melenesian Vanuatu Mask Phallic Nose
Lot 135d
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Melanesia, Vanuatu Island, ca. 19th century CE. A dramatic mask carved from wood and accented with applied red-brown pottery, with a long, phallic nose, bulging eyes that project almost as far out from the face as the nose, a leering grin, and a tall, conical head, with thin, rod-like extensions from top and bottom. Woven fiber wraps around the upper portion, forming hair, while a spider web on the lower portion, forms a beard. Black and red pigment accent the piece, as do two huge boar tusks at either side of the head. This style of mask is known as a Nampugi and serves an important function in traditional Vanuatu religion. The most powerful people in this society believed that they could keep their consciousness on earth after death via a figure known as a rambaramp, a human-shaped statue with the head the overmodeled skull of the powerful deceased. The Nampugi, a symbol of death, served as a placeholder for this skull until it could be overmodeled. Size: 9" W x 30.5" H (22.9 cm x 77.5 cm); 22" H (55.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Tad Dale collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 1960-2000
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#154542Extensive deposits on surface. Overall in good condition with a few tiny losses from pigment and fibers.Condition
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