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

1979

305 x 305 mm

1900 c.

Gold, Mother of pearl, Shell

h. 220 x w. 12 x d. 7 mm

Bronze

h. 54 x w. 38 x d. 23 mm

1500 c.

Fibre, Ink, Paper, Silk

h. 1143 x w. 304 mm