Object name: Mask / Culture or time period: Melanesian cultures / Loans: S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Mask Culture or time period Melanesian cultures Loans S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-37070, described as Bark cloth mask; cane foundation; human face; white lime facing; height 27¾ inches; diameter 8½ inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-39244, described as Mask; wooden; carved; painted; fiber tufts in ears; eyes formerly set with pearl shells, now lost

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-37856, described as yam mask; woven from Lygodium fibers in the shape of a stylized ( bird’s?) head, with an extension from the rear of the head representing the ceremonial dance headdresses of the Abelam; interior painted black; exterior painted yellow, red, and black; 31 cm height

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-37362, described as Basketry bird mask; red, white, black. Mask of Baba-tagwa who puts ritual taboo on coconuts. 17 1/4 inches x 14 inches.