Specifications

• Height: 34,5 cm
• Material: wood, pigments
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: tuping

Provenance

A. Kurc, Paris; Zemanek, Würzburg, 31-10-2015, lot 7 (€ 1.500,- hp);Serge Schoffel, Brussels; Pascassio-Manfredi, Paris; Michael Woerner TAF Amsterdam 2020.

Publications

Ref.: Heppell, Michael (2005), Iban Art, 141-143.

Additional information

Offered as a Kenyah-Kayan mask, an attribution to the Iban is more likely. These masks according to Heppell served the carnavalesque purpose during harvest festivals and to scare children.

Photo credits

Michael Woerner