ASMAT TURTLE BODY MASK - image-1

Lot 93 Dα

ASMAT TURTLE BODY MASK

Auction 1129 - overview Brussels
09.04.2019, 14:00 - African and Oceanic Art
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €

ASMAT TURTLE BODY MASK
Western New Guinea

79 cm. high

Cf. Scheenbaum, T., "Asmat Images", Agats, 1985, p.108, fig.b. The mask is called mbu and the turtle is a symbol of fertility.