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Mask

The exact usage contexts of wooden hooded masks from the Witu Islands are not known. However, it was surmised that these masks appeared during funeral ceremonies. The design of the traditional masks follows relatively strict conventions, with the elongated eye areas in blue being particularly striking. While the facial side of the mask has been given only little plasticity, the reverse side is decorated with carvings and an abstract painting. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Breite: 25 cm, Höhe: 43 cm, Tiefe: 28 cm
Material/Technique
Pigment, Wood
carved, perforated, notched, painted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
013527

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

where
West New Britain Province

when
1901
Provenance
The Linden Museum received this mask in 1901 as a gift from Rudolf von Bennigsen (1859-1912). Bennigsen was the first governor of the colony of German New Guinea from 1899-1901. The previous acquisition history of this object is currently unknown. Text: Ulrich Menter

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