Mask
Item number 3532/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Narrow, oval-shaped plaque-like mask depicting two faces and bird; made of wood and coloured with orange pigment and dark brown stain. Face on top of mask is small and carved in relief. Face is oval-shaped, has a long thin nose, pronounced pouting lips and wide chin; long ears on either side of head. Depicted wearing a headdress. Beneath, bird is carved on its belly with the beak just below the chin of the face; wings are spread, touching either side of the plaque. Tail extends down between the eyebrows of the large face on the base of the mask. Face is thin and tapers to a rounded chin; face not carved in relief, only facial features. It has wide eyes, a long thin nose with large nostrils and bared teeth. Long thin ears on either side of head. All figures have cowrie shell eyes. Negative space between the figures and sides of the mask are filled with circular and geometric motifs. Sides of mask have a channel carved into them, with ovals carved in relief throughout. Plant fibre looped tie at top, on back of mask; mask back is concave.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Eleanor Hooley before November 3, 2021
- Received from Eleanor Hooley (Donor) on November 3, 2021
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 3532/1
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, cowrie shell, pigment and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 108.4 cm, width 22.3 cm, depth 10.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Eleanor Hooley
- Received from
- Eleanor Hooley (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 2021
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3532/0001
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