Mask

Museum number:
11-37362
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110037362
Accession number:
Acc.1836
Description:
Basketry bird mask; red, white, black. Mask of Baba-tagwa who puts ritual taboo on coconuts. 17 1/4 inches x 14 inches.
Donor:
Roy Hedlund and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Maprik Hills area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1964-1965 #68: International House (UC Berkeley) (March 23, 1965–April 13, 1965), S1967-1968 #31: University of California, Irvine (September 26, 1967–December 28, 1967), S1967-1968 #76: University of California, Davis (1968–unknown), S1969-1970 #87: Dramatic Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (February 19, 1970–March 9, 1970), S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978), 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 11-37362, described as Basketry bird mask; red, white, black. Mask of Baba-tagwa who puts ritual taboo on coconuts. 17 1/4 inches x 14 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37362, described as Basketry bird mask; red, white, black. Mask of Baba-tagwa who puts ritual taboo on coconuts. 17 1/4 inches x 14 inches.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37362, described as Basketry bird mask; red, white, black. Mask of Baba-tagwa who puts ritual taboo on coconuts. 17 1/4 inches x 14 inches.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 11-37362, described as Basketry bird mask; red, white, black. Mask of Baba-tagwa who puts ritual taboo on coconuts. 17 1/4 inches x 14 inches.

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