Large Antique Hand Carved Pacific Islander ' S Wooden Devil Masque
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:74829 | Provenance: Ownership History Not Available |
| Product Type: Carvings | Material: Wood |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Originating Region: Pacific Islands |
| Era: 1900s |
Antique hand carvedPacific Island devil wooden mask.The very large mask hascomplicated carvings.On top is a snakelikemongoose with a long tail. A large bird under the bird faces off with the mongoose.A devil’s face with his tongue sticking out. He has paua shells for eyes. Belowthe face is another smaller bird.The mask weighs over twokilograms and it is 87 cm long.It is very old but inexcellent condition.Excellent carving fromone piece of wood and in great antique condition.Devil mas...ques are supposed to scare off the devil.Length: 87 cmWeight: 1.9 kilogrammeThe battery is there forsize comparison only. It has nothing to do with the item.'Most of my collectionis one of a kind. I bought the items because I liked it for myself. They werenever intended to be resold. Each item has a story and when possible I handcarried in my luggage from all over the world to bring back to Australia. Someof the items have travelled a long way away and some of the items has been withme for 65 years. I am now retired and need to downsize. I will not be able tobuy a similar item again and definitely not able to sell it at the same price.If you buy an item from me it most likely is the only one I have. Not only youare buying an item you are also buying 50 years of experience. Thanks for bidding.'I only accept Paypal. Ihave a 5 business days shipping policy however if I can send earlier I will.Thank you.I am happy to combinepostage.Check out my other items!Besure to add me to your favouriteslist!
