mask, carved wood; prominent brow and large nose, with geometrical areas of the face demarcated by dot motif; perforation at top for hanging; painted red, white, black; zigzags on back; probably a totemic ancestor representation
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik River, New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Kwoma
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies