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Mask

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Woven yam mask originally painted with white and red paint. Yams play a central role in the area between Sepik and the coast in northeastern New Guinea, both as a source of food and in ceremonies. Special large taproots cultivated by the menfolk for the occasion are decorated and exhibited at festivities. The masks transform the yams into soulful beings. The origin of this mask is unclear, its design somewhat unusual.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Width: 120.0 mm
Height: 255.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colour pigments, Pedigree cane
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/2058

Provenance and sources

  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    10.03.1954
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    New Guinea (location/origin)
    Sepik (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    Maprik (location/origin)
    who
    Privatbesitz - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

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