Yam Mask
83-37-6
From: Maprik Area | New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 83-37-6 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Abelam |
Provenience | Maprik Area | New Guinea |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Pith | Peel | Pigment |
Description | Pith head, surmounted by a rattan peel headdress, pointed at top. Face yellow, with black triangle on forehead, straight black brow, close-set black eyes, narrow black nose with "anchor" nostrils. Design in red, black, yellow & white on pith above face. Peel red, black, yellow & white. Peel broken away from pith on one side. |
Height | 53 cm |
Width | 20 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Benjamin Bernstein in honor of Evelyn Glauser Bernstein, 1983 |
Other Number | S591 - Other Number | 1510 - Other Number |
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