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
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
East Sepik Province, Momase Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1980-1981 #34: Triton Museum of Art (November 17, 1980–January 7, 1981)