Wood carving of standing male figure wearing mask*

Museum number:
11-42925
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110042925
Accession number:
Acc.3784
Donor:
Frances McReynolds Smith
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines, Masks (costume), Men (male humans), and Woodcarvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Wood carving of standing male figure wearing mask*, accession number 11-42925, no description available.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Wood carving of standing male figure wearing mask*, accession number 11-42925, no description available.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Wood carving of standing male figure wearing mask*, accession number 11-42925, no description available.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Wood carving of standing male figure wearing mask*, accession number 11-42925, no description available.

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