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Malangan: Hornbill

This wooden carving depicts a hornbill. On New Ireland, bird motifs are frequently assigned according to the mythical origin stories of particular clans. While dancing, performers wear mouthpieces between their teeth or the masks are positioned in their mouths.

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Object type
Carving
Dimensions
Width: 380.0 mm
Height: 180.0 mm
Depth: 45.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood, painted, Shell, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0143

Provenance and sources

Production
when
before 1896
Change of legal title:
Purchase
when
16.07.1896
Change of physical control or legal title
where
New Ireland (location/origin)
Melanesia (location/origin)
Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
Bismarck Archipelago (location/origin)
who
Strasser, Otto - Collectors
Assignment to a curated holding:
Oceania

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