Basketry mask. Used to decorate yams. The mask depicts a face. It has a central longitudinal projection. The eyes are red with black white and red triangular bands surrounding them. There is a black band that surrounds the face. [AB [OPS Move] 31/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Basketry mask. Used to decorate yams. The mask depicts a face. It has a central longitudinal projection. The eyes are red with black white and red triangular bands surrounding them. There is a black band that surrounds the face. [AB [OPS Move] 31/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; East Sepik Province Maprik Wosera
Person: Field collector Dorota Starzecka; PRM source Dorota Starzecka
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1980
Date collected: August 1980
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Basketry, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 300 mm, Width: max 256 mm, Depth: max 150 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.10.15 Other numbers: PR 1

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