Astrolabe Bay Mask-Faith Dorian & Martin Wright Collection-New Guinea Art
Astrolabe Bay mask, Astrolabe Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, reportedly from a German or Eastern European museum, inventory number B. 10172 painted in black on white background on mask’s reverse, Wayne Heathcote, London, Faith-Dorian and Martin Wright, New York, acquired from above on 18 July 1980, carbon dated to the following date ranges: Between 1692 to 1728 AD (26.6% probability) and 1810 to 1920 AD (73.4% probability), 20 7/8” (53 cm) in height. Published in "OCEANIC ART: PROVENANCE AND HISTORY" edited by Michael Hamson, pages 94-97, item 18.