Iatmul Mwai Mask-Nyaure Culture-New Guinea Art-Oceanic Art
Western Iatmul mwai Mask
Nyaure, Western Iatmul culture, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Provence, Papua New Guinea
Harry A. Franklin (#4408) Beverly Hills
Exhibited: Denver Museum of Art, 1961
Early 20th century
29 ⅜” (74.7 cm) in height
A handwritten tag attached to the reverse states that Anthony Forge inspected the piece in 1978 and deemed it “important.”