Gable Mask Item Number: C1515 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Gable mask with an oval, carved face painted in red, black and white with protruding eyes and ears, a protruding tongue, and a series of holes with twined sennit fibre fed through and knotted. A wedge of wood is attached to the top on the reverse, and two wooden loops are carved out of the wood at the bottom reverse.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ?
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before January 1973
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during January 1973
What
- Name
- Gable Mask
- Identification Number
- C1515
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, sennit fibre and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 100.0 cm, width 59.0 cm, depth 22.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1973
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 72
- Accession Number
- 0233/0045