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Title |
Baba Mask |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Medium |
Woven rattan fiber, pigment |
Accession Number |
82.59 |
Department |
MELANESIAN |
Description |
Textile Baba mask composed of woven rattan fiber and pigment in the form of a stylized human face. Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Maprik region. Oceanic, Melanesian. Early-mid 20th century. |
Credit line |
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Marks |
Search Terms |
1900s 20th Century Baba Mask Basketry Early 20th Century Face Maprik Region Melanesian Mid 20th Century Oceania Oceanic Papua New Guinea Pigment Rattan Sculpture Sepik River Textile Woven |