Mask

Museum number:

11-39723

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Accession number:

Acc.2439

Object count:

1

Description:

“yam mask;” openwork crest on head, no pigmentation; coiled fiber; wall hanging made for sale; overside, lacks paint of traditional examples

Donor:

John Russell and Norman Martin

Collection place:

Maprik District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Culture or time period:

Papuan

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Masks (costume)

Function:

5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama

Accession date:

1968

Department:

Oceania

Loans:

S1970-1971 #33: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (October 19, 1970–January 11, 1971)

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