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Object Number
995-29-70/5722
Display Title
Yam festival mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled and painted oval mask used in yam festival. Bottom portion has a bulbous nose (or mouth?) and floppy ears. Upper portion has center ridge with cut out and painted stylized eyes on either side. Background is very dark brown, almost black, with paint in reddish-brown and white. See notes/histories- attribution.
Inventory Description
Mask, woven basketry, ridged center, concentric oval eyes, accentuated ears
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 26 x 18 cm (19 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-70/5722
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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