Mask
Date20th century
Place madeSor river area, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
MediumRattan, wood, bamboo, clay, cassowray (?), feathers, pigment
Dimensions24 × 21 in. (60.9601 × 53.3401 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1160
Object numberA.1995.93.1160
DescriptionA mask from Papua, New Guinea, (Asmat people?). A hood-type covering with a face and openings at sides; colors are brown, white, purple; made of rattan, wood, bamboo, clay, feathers (cassowary?), pigment; techniques are crochet and lashing.On View
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