Mask

84-2-40

From: New Guinea | Murik Lakes

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 84-2-40
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | Murik Lakes
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Massive, heavy oval mask, with long, hooked-under nose, jutting brows. Long, thin carved bird on forehead, beak pointing down. Small semi-circular projecting ears. Rim, decorated, with carved rounded squares, all around. Curvilinear incised designs across top of head, on bird and at chin. Whole mask a warm reddish brown. Left ear broken off and glued back.

Credit Line Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984
Other Number V1715 - Other Number

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