Large Woven Yam Mask portrait one of very few female

one of very few female carvers of Northwest Coast totem poles and a member of the Council of the Haida Nation of British Columbia

Carved wood crocodile from the Marqueses Islands

incised scarification grooves on his cheeks and eyelids

signed and numbered 24 x 32 in

Large Woven Yam Mask portrait one of very few femaleMid 20th century Papua New Guinea Yam Mask. Yes, it is a mask for a vegetables. Also an important cultural symbol. A striking hand woven vegetal fiber mask of tall form, painted in vivid hues of russet, ochre, white, dark brown, and cobalt blue. Encircled by a zigzagging border of twisted fiber, it features a central nasal bridge flanked by two circular eyes, surrounded by openwork ovals and a pair of petite conical ears. Light fraying and very minor