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

Acrylic, Canvas

h 909 x w 720mm (frame: h 1014 x w 824 x d 48mm)

1989

Acrylic paint, Paper

Unframed: (h. 1264 x w. 1920 x d. 20 mm) Framed: (h. 1357 x w. 2005 x d. 85 mm)

1991

h 15.5 x w 90 x d 7.2 cm