Gable Mask Item Number: 2772/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Heavy black wood gable mask with only the lower half of the back carved out. Tufts of curly black hair and shells are inset into mounds of black clay(?) at the top of the head, eyebrows, eyes, mouth and sides of the nose. The nose is pierced with a long stick and each ear has twisted brown grass rope earrings knotted into two holes.
Item History
- Made in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
- Owned by Abraham Rogatnick before November 16, 2009
- Received from Abraham Rogatnick (Donor) on November 16, 2009
What
- Name
- Gable Mask
- Identification Number
- 2772/2
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- garamut wood, clay, human hair, grass, cowrie shell and shell
- Overall
- height 36.0 cm, width 35.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Abraham Rogatnick
- Received from
- Abraham Rogatnick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 16, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on November 16, 2009
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2772/0002