Malaggan (Mask)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

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NameMalaggan (Mask)

ProductionUnknown; sculptor; Papua New Guinea

Classificationmasks

Materialswood, fibre, pigment

Registration NumberFE000848

Credit lineGift of Alexander Turnbull, 1913

Malaggan style carved head with elaborate head dress. Traces of black fibre moustache.

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