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

1992

Ceramic, Stoneware

170mm

Abalone shell, Paint, Sinew, Wood

h. 191 x w. 156 x d. 76 mm

Ink, Paper

Support h. 350 x w. 244mm

Ceramic

h. 228 x diameter. 267 mm