Object name: Mask / Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: New Guinea, Papua Island - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-38104, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-37861, described as dance mask, of helmet type; basketry, woven from strips of Lygodium fiber; general shape is of stylized bird’s head, with ears. topknot. and septum of same material woven into body of piece; eyes openwork; encrusted with mud, under traces of earth pigments; 32 cm height; 40 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-43367, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-1389, described as “Barangu”, ghosthouse mask.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-37880, described as head, carved wood; probably male; carved headdress at top of head, similar carved extension beneath chin; painted designs include white circle for mouth, black beard nose and hair, re face; staff like extension at back of head; painted yellow, red, white, and black; 33 cm length

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 11-41028, described as wooden hanging mask, carved, ocher & white paint

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-39723, described as “yam mask;” openwork crest on head, no pigmentation; coiled fiber; wall hanging made for sale; overside, lacks paint of traditional examples

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 11-37859, described as dance mask, of helmet type; woven in general shape of bird’s head from Lygodium fiber, with coiled technique; eyes openwork, with raised septum; raised section at back; woven crownlike device above eyes; wood crescents attached to simulate shell ornaments; painted red,yellow, black; 29 cm height; 28 cm width