Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0042 | |
| Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Mask | |
| Culture | Melanesian: Iatmul People | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | East Sepik Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Middle Sepik River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Natural pigments; Dried mud and/or resin; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) and other shells; Boar tusks | |
| Description | 2-dimensional mask in the form of a long, very slender human face with a very pronounced nose and a distended projection that arches over the mouth area, revealing a probable tongue; Eyes are inset with cowrie shells; Face is painted mostly white with the eyes and ridge line of nose outlined in rust brown and black; Boar tusk extends out and curves upward from each side of nose; Tongue is painted rust brown, as is a small bird effigy mounted to arching projection; Remaining surfaces are covered with thick layer of mud and resin which is encrusted with hundreds of small gray or white shells; Masks of this type generally represent male ancestors and are attached to larger dance costumes; Pair of small holes on back of figure's ears may have facilitated this; Cane lashing threaded through perforation at top of carving allows for carrying or hanging carving. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.2, Depth = 14.9, Length = 61.0 | |