Sepik Naturalistic Mask with White Pigment and Carvings
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A middle Sepik naturalistic mask, Papua New Guinea. Of flat ovoid form, naturalistic face in its center with domed forehead and tongue out, each facial feature highlighted with white pigment. Decorated with carved concentric circles and arrow-shaped designs painted in white. Diamond-shaped finial at the top. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail. Height 80 cm, width 22 cm
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
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