Wooden mask

Museum number:
11-37773
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110037773
Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
Mask, hanging type, of carved wood; prominent facial features (nose, mouth) in low relief; shell eyes; elaborate curvilinear painted designs in black, white, pinkish red; painted on back as well; tongue extends down from mouth; hole in top with inserted fiber band for hanging
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Chambri Lakes, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 11-37773, described as Mask, hanging type, of carved wood; prominent facial features (nose, mouth) in low relief; shell eyes; elaborate curvilinear painted designs in black, white, pinkish red; painted on back as well; tongue extends down from mouth; hole in top with inserted fiber band for hanging

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