Murik Lakes Mask-Ledoux-New Guinea Art-Oceanic Art
Large Murik Lakes Mask, brag
Murik Lakes, Coastal Sepik River area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Collected 1936 by Louis Pierre Ledoux
Late 19th century
28 ⅛” (71.2 cm) in height
The scale of this mask is impressive as well as its pride of place within Ledoux’s collection.