| Catalog Number |
CAS 2001-0004-0005 |
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| Category |
Basketry; Ceremonial Items |
| Object Name |
Dance mask |
| Culture |
Melanesian: Tambuan |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Sepik River region |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1960s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; Split bamboo or reed fiber; Earth pigments; Raffia; Shells; Cassowary feathers |
| Description |
Dance mask intended to be worn over dancer's shoulders; Mask is woven in wicker technique in numerous panels that are pieced together into a conical form with large stylized human-like face on front with shell insets for eyes and decorated with shell earrings and bundles of cassowary feathers along top; Small facial cutouts below larger face allow person wearing mask to see out; Upper portion of mask is painted overall with dark and light vertical stripes; Lower perimeter of mask is decorated with pendant bundles of grass fibers to represent skirt. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 178.0, Max Diam = ca. 86.0 |