Mid 20th Century Hand-Carved Abelam "Yam" Helmet Mask (PNG) Unique Art triangular nose and prominent lips

triangular nose and prominent lips

The Giza pyramids sit in the background

and a deep

whose movement fill the atmosphere with activeness and auspiciousness

is nothing short of spectacular

Mid 20th Century Hand-Carved Abelam "Yam" Helmet Mask (PNG) Unique Art triangular nose and prominent lipsTraveling Man treasures is selling this handcrafted Abelam inspired "Yam" helmet mask from Papua New Guinea. While this is a non traditionally designed mask, there are many design elements present that appear on other customary Abelam artwork. Particularly salient are the sapsap decoration on the forehead and the stylistic representation of the headdress, as well as the plant based paints. This particular design has less common squarish and chiseled