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#426 "NEW GUINEA MASK" (VERY EARLY VERSION) MASTER PATTERN CARVING.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
#426  NEW GUINEA MASK  (VERY EARLY VERSION) MASTER PATTERN CARVING.
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(1950s) The #426-428 New Guinea Mask carvings are perhaps Oceanic Arts' best known items. They could be found all over the globe and with the Disney theme parks and resorts in particular. Here we have the earliest version of the #426 mask. LeRoy will eventually carve a more rounded version that was more commonly produced. This is the proto version, most probably carved at the Big Green Barn while working with Robert Carter and referred to as the Carter version. Spindle chocks are present. 19.5"x9". VG+ with typical wear.