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Unknown Maker, Melanesian

Malanggan Mask

Maker

Unknown Maker, Melanesian

Culture

Melanesian

Title

Malanggan Mask

Year

ca. 1890

Medium

  • Painted carved wood; turbo shell opercula (eyes); clay (eye sections,
  • lips,
  • beard); plant pith (hair),
  • dry roots (long whiskers)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Painted carved wood; turbo shell opercula (eyes); clay (eye sections,
  • lips,
  • beard); plant pith (hair),
  • dry roots (long whiskers)

Materials

wood

Geography

Place Made: New Ireland

Dimensions

82.5 x 21.6 x 29.2 cm (32 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.184

Type

  • Woodwork

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

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Unknown Maker, Melanesian
Malanggan Mask, ca. 1890
Painted carved wood; turbo shell opercula (eyes); clay (eye sections, lips, beard); plant pith (hair), dry roots (long whiskers)
82.5 x 21.6 x 29.2 cm (32 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 43.184

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