Mask
58-17-58
From: Maprik Area | New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-58 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abelam |
| Provenience | Maprik Area | New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Carved of light colored, light weight wood. No eye openings so ia probably not a face mask. -58 and -59 have different type noses - flared nostrils which are perforated. Ears carved and perforated on all. Painting, which accents the facial features and consists of geometrical designs, is in yellow, black, red and white. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.