dance mask, of helmet type; woven basketry, from strips of Lygodium fiber; general shape is stylized bird’s head; ears, topknot, septum and “crown” of same material woven into body of piece; eyes, mouth in openwork; encrusted with mud as in preparation for painting; 29.5 cm height; 32 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:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1974-1975 #115: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (May 9, 1975–May 9, 1975)