Rare Vokeo Island Mask

Vokeo, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th c.

Carved wood with soot, ochre, lime, and fiber

16” h x 8” w x 5” d (40.64 x 20.32 x 12.7 cm)

Price: $1,500

 
 

For similar examples, see Meyer (1995: cat. 187) and Parsons (1975: cat. 126).

REFERENCES

Meyer, Anthony J. P. Oceanic Art = Ozeanische Kunst = Art Océanien.

Cologne: Könemann, 1995.

Parsons, Lee Allen. Ritual Arts of the South Seas: The Morton D. May Collection.

St. Louis: The St. Louis Art Museum, 1975.