Mask with tongue sticking out and elaborately carved beard ending in a zoomorphic head.

Provenance

Part of the Paget Collection

Not on display

Title/Description: Mask with tongue sticking out and elaborately carved beard ending in a zoomorphic head.

Object Type: Mask

Materials: Cowrie, Wood

Measurements: h 70.2 x w 18.7 x d 5.5 cm

Accession Number: 40061

Production Place: Chawdri Lakes, Pacific, Papua New Guinea

Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget

1978

Metal, Plaster, Wood

h. 1660 x w. 1900 x d. 850 mm

1998

Porcelain, Wood (wisteria)

h 21.6 x w 16.4 x d 12.3 cm

1989 - 1991

Oil paint, Paper

Unframed: (h. 514 x w. 381 x d.1 mm) Framed: (h. 768 x w. 609 x d. 30 mm)

2000 c. BC - 0500 c. BC

Spondylus shell

h. 60 mm