Mask

84-2-51

From: New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 84-2-51
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment
Description

Narrow oval mask. Narrow slots for eyes and mouth cut through. Small hole at top with fiber loop. Border of knob-like projections around forehead and down to tip of nose and around cheeks and chin. Incised curvilinear decoration: concentric arcs around eyes, two circles between nose and mouth, interlocking scrolls along sides. Black, red and white pigment.

Height 58.5 cm
Width 17.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984
Other Number 484 - Other Number

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