Lower Ramu River Miniature Mask ritualobjects is a rare and compelling

is a rare and compelling example of such protective spiritual technology

Lourens de Vries

Department of Asian Art

reaching Indonesia

it brightens the vision and makes the hair (eyelashes) grow

Lower Ramu River Miniature Mask ritualobjects is a rare and compellingMadang Province, early to mid 20th century, SepikRamu estuary, Papua New Guinea Exceptional, small sized and beautifully aged miniature mask, finely carved from brown wood. The sculptural design features an elongated forehead and a powerful brow overhanging the diamond shaped, upward slanting eyes, each pierced with small round openings. A long, curved bird beak nose with a pierced septum dominates the profile, while the lower portion of the ovoid