Description
Tattooed Face / Nias mask, Ono Niha tribe, which literally means ‘descendants of human’. These war mask were not to be worn but made to make contact with the spirits of ancestors in home blessings and protection.
In old Indonesians beliefs, such Indonesian Nias mask were homes for the spirits to dwell in. These Tattooed Face are, therefore, a medium for ancestral spirits to reside in the physical world as it represents the divine beings or energies in a physical form.
Height(with stand) : 42 cm / 16.5 inches each
Mask Only(HxW): 35 x 21.5 cm / 13.8 x 8.5 inches each
Side width: 4.5 and 5 cm / 1.8 and 2 inches
Total weight: 2.6 kg / 5.7 lb
After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb
I will ship via Courier Service(5-7 working days) worldwide, insured.
Tribal Art –
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