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Le Op Mask with a long face and beard
Le Op Mask with a long face and beard
Object Number 2004.29.21778
Display Title Le Op Mask with a long face and beard
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Torres Strait; Jervis Island; Queensland*, Melanesia Larya mask -- face of man with long beard -- long, acquiline, peirced nose -- eyes encrusted with mother-of-pearl -- forehead surmounted with peirced crest -- ornamented (?) hair. (*From the Torres Strait Islands which, though Qld. governs, is not part of the state's Aboriginal culture. It is misleading to label it Qld. as it is Melanesian culturally. -Shawn Rowlands)
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Torres Strait
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Queensland / Torres Strait Islands
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 30.6 × 13 cm (12 1/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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