A PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD SEPIK HEAD

the tribal wooden head / mask carved in the full round and painted in ochre with concentric circle protruding eyes and long snake like nose, the face concave and with a fish carved to the back of the head,

53cm high

Provenance: Purchased by the owner from an auction featuring the Francis De Sales Mchugh Collection of Tribal Art, Ewbanks, 26 June 2013.