Mask
58-17-59
From: Maprik Area (uncertain) | New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-59 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abelam (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Maprik Area (uncertain) | New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Carved of light colored, light weight wood. Has eye holes. These masks are carved and painted very much alike. -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 |
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