Image
Melanesian, New Ireland
Malanggan Mask, ca. 1890
Description
Maker
Culture
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
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Materials
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)
Place
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New Ireland
Type
Credit
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Museum Works of Art Fund
Object Number
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43.184
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