Large Woven Yam Mask Ancient He won the grand prize

He won the grand prize for sculpture at the 1952 Venice Biennale

South Africa

commissioned for the Century 21 Exposition in 1962 and now forming the glass mosaic backdrop to the Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater

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Large Woven Yam Mask Ancient He won the grand prizeMid 20th century Papua New Guinea Yam Mask. Yes, it is a mask for a vegetables. Also an important cultural symbol. A striking hand woven vegetal fiber mask of tall form, painted in vivid hues of russet, ochre, white, dark brown, and cobalt blue. Encircled by a zigzagging border of twisted fiber, it features a central nasal bridge flanked by two circular eyes, surrounded by openwork ovals and a pair of petite conical ears. Light fraying and very minor