Mask with pointed head-dress and cowrie shell eyes

Provenance

Part of the Paget Collection

Not on display

Title/Description: Mask with pointed head-dress and cowrie shell eyes

Object Type: Mask

Materials: Cowrie, Pigment, Wood

Accession Number: 40018

Production Place: Pacific, Papua New Guinea

Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget

Shell

h. 143 x w. 120 x d. 35 mm

1989

Clay, Stoneware

h. 1070 x w. 1070 x d. 200 mm

1957 c.

Ceramic, Stoneware

h 5.5 x w 12.5 x d 12.5 cm

1905 c.

Glass, Pewter

h. 330 x w. 190 x d. 120 mm