Talipoon
Yangoru Boiken People, Papua New Guinea
Early/Mid 20th C
Green Turban Shell, Cane, Pigment
Overall 17 h, mask 12.5 x 4.5, shell 8 x 3.76 in. / 54.5 x 9.5 cm
Ex. Michael Hamson
This curiously animated Talipoon was used as part of a bride’s price. Located in the Prince Alexander Mountains, the Boiken culture is known for, among other iconic talents, their complex and other worldly basketry masks. Losses and repairs.
$1600
