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Baba Kumbu and Takua Tumbuan. Basket woven and painted helmet masks from the Abelam and Arapesh tribes of the Sepik River area. These represent the face of concentrated power of the spirits and ancestors. They are used in the Yam festival dances, in power meetings for healing, rain, magic and manhood rituals.
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African Masks NGM4
18 x 18 x 42" $650.00
Helmet mask
with raffia
Korogo Village
African Masks NGM11
10 x 15 x 14" $550.00
Helmet mask with chicken feathers
Abelam people
Wasera Village