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Female spirit mask, Barak, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment
43.2 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm (17 x 6 x 3.25 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.77

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The female counterpart of the long-nosed male barak spirit mask is very rare. The only other example of acceptable quality that I have seen was offered by a private dealer in Stuttgart in 2003." (Catalog #38, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 89.)

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