Sepik Mei Mask with Bird Termination
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Papua New Guinea Sepik Mei mask. Carved dense wood, form of elongated face terminating with small bird. Shell eyes. patina suggests older piece. Provenance: Collection Sir James & Lady Cruthers, Perth - collected New York, 1987, ex Tom Slimmon (information sheet available). Length 92 cm
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- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
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