Maker
Unknown Maker, Melanesian
Culture
Title
Malanggan Mask
Year
ca. 1890
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
wood Geography
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Place Made: New Ireland
Dimensions
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82.5 x 21.6 x 29.2 cm (32 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches)
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Museum Works of Art Fund
Object Number
43.184 Type
Publications
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Tombstone
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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