Mask

Museum number:
11-37857
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
mask, woven basketry cult mask; woven Lygodium fiber in general shape of a stylized bird’s head, with one ear attached, one broken off; openwork eyes and mouth, raised nasal septum; 13 cm height; 15 cm length
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Sepik River, 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:
S2009-2010 #11a: SFO Museum (dates unknown) and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37857, described as mask, woven basketry cult mask; woven Lygodium fiber in general shape of a stylized bird’s head, with one ear attached, one broken off; openwork eyes and mouth, raised nasal septum; 13 cm height; 15 cm lengthHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37857, described as mask, woven basketry cult mask; woven Lygodium fiber in general shape of a stylized bird’s head, with one ear attached, one broken off; openwork eyes and mouth, raised nasal septum; 13 cm height; 15 cm lengthHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37857, described as mask, woven basketry cult mask; woven Lygodium fiber in general shape of a stylized bird’s head, with one ear attached, one broken off; openwork eyes and mouth, raised nasal septum; 13 cm height; 15 cm lengthHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37857, described as mask, woven basketry cult mask; woven Lygodium fiber in general shape of a stylized bird’s head, with one ear attached, one broken off; openwork eyes and mouth, raised nasal septum; 13 cm height; 15 cm length

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