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Title |
Yam Mask |
Date |
20th century |
Medium |
Woven rattan fiber, polychrome pigment, balsa wood |
Dimensions |
H-20.5 W-10 D-11.5 inches |
Accession Number |
73.76 |
Department |
MELANESIAN |
Description |
Woven rattan Abelam Yam mask decorated with polychrome pigment. Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Maprik region |
Credit line |
Cedric H. Marks |
Search Terms |
20th Century Abelam Culture Face Maprik Region Mask Melanesian Oceania Organic Material Papua New Guinea Polychrome Pigment Rattan Ritual Sepik River Spirit and Identity Woven Yam |