Mask-like head on a spike with cowrie shell eyes and head band

Provenance

Part of the Paget Collection

Not on display

Title/Description: Mask-like head on a spike with cowrie shell eyes and head band

Object Type: Head

Materials: Cowrie, Fibre, Gum, Wood

Measurements: h 35.5 x w 8.1 x d 9 cm

Accession Number: 40013

Production Place: Pacific, Papua New Guinea

Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget

1974

Cellulose Paint, MDF, Melamine

h. 508 x w. 508 x d. 80 mm

1968

Board, Oil paint

Support: h. 907 x w. 1210 mm Framed: h. 1078 x 1391 x 57 mm

1990

Oil paint, Paper

Unframed: (h. 1200 x w. 1200 mm) Framed: (h. 1270 x w. 1270 x d. 70 mm)

1970

Marble

h. 9.5 x w. 8.8 x d. 8.0 cm