Dance Costume

29-50-654A

From: New Guinea | Timbunke

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-50-654A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | Timbunke
Section Oceanian
Materials Basketry | Grass | Palm Leaf
Description

Long wickerwork cylinder with holes masked by bunches of grass, at the sides for the arms. The bottom is fringed with palm leaves. The top is surmoutned by a basketwork head-piece with a human mask having a long hooked nose. Below this, to the breast of the costume, is applied another similar mask.

Height 101 cm
Width 52 cm
Depth 31 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 597 - Other Number

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