Lot No. 86


A Baining Kavat mask, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula.


A Baining Kavat mask, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula. - Tribal Art

Bamboo, barkcloth, pigments, 65 x 72 cm. Made by the Baining, a people with no defined form of social or cultural structure, festivals, political hierarchy or religious authority, these exceptional large surreal masks are linked to forest spirits. (VJ)

Provenance:
Ex private collection Netherlands.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

30.03.2022 - 17:52

Realized price: **
EUR 1,280.-
Estimate:
EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 1,000.-

A Baining Kavat mask, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula.


Bamboo, barkcloth, pigments, 65 x 72 cm. Made by the Baining, a people with no defined form of social or cultural structure, festivals, political hierarchy or religious authority, these exceptional large surreal masks are linked to forest spirits. (VJ)

Provenance:
Ex private collection Netherlands.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


Buyers hotline Mon.-Fri.: 10.00am - 5.00pm
kundendienst@dorotheum.at

+43 1 515 60 200
Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 30.03.2022 - 17:52
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 24.03. - 30.03.2022


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

It is not possible to turn in online buying orders anymore. The auction is in preparation or has been executed already.