Mask
84-2-53
From: New Guinea | Kumbragumbra (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 84-2-53 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | New Guinea | Kumbragumbra (uncertain) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
Description | Oval mask, flat rim around edge, cowrie shell eyes. Black, with red and white decorations on face and rim, including: ovals with red and white dots, two on forehead and four on flat rim, red and white dots around mouth and on chin. Areas of white on forehead, nose, cheeks. Pigments much worn. |
Height | 41.5 cm |
Width | 19 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984 |
Other Number | 509 - Other Number |
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