New Ireland Ges Dance Mask with Feathered Eye Wings, Libba Village
Updated August 26, 2026
This auction ended on September 16, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0505 |
| Estimate | $4,000 - $6,000 |
| Opening bid | $1,600 |
| Auction | DAY 2: Antiquities, Tribal, African, Asian |
| Date | September 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Libba Village, ca. 1950–1975 CE. A helmet mask whose face all but disappears behind two enormous lentoid eyes, each a panel of mesh bark fiber stretched
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