Bidspirit auction | Lower Sepik River Mask, Kopar

Lower Sepik River Mask, Kopar / Angoram Style - Carved Wooden Mask with very long, pointed nose. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower Sepik art, specifically of the Kopar / Angoram people, and depicts powerful spirits. Locale: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material: Wood, Pigment Dimensions: H 37”x W 9 1/2” Technique: Carved Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection Similar items: 2015 Myth + Magic, Art of the Sepik River. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. https://nga.gov.au/exhibition/MythMagic/Default.cfm?IRN=249111&MnuID=3&ViewID=2 The Met Museum https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313079 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Joseph N. Field Expedition 1909-1913, item 140947. (Source: 1971 Wardwell, Alan The Art of the Sepik River. Art Institute of Chicago, page 17.) Please Note: Tip of nose was damaged slightly during preview.