item details
NameKiva Kuku Mask
ProductionUnknown; Papua New Guinea
Classificationmasks, ceremonial objects
Materialsbark cloth, cane, lime, ocher
DimensionsOverall: 200mm (width), 310mm (height)
Registration NumberFE001019/1
Credit linePurchased 1914
Overview
Barkcloth mask on cane frame. Details of face - eyes mouth are made of plaited pieces of barkcloth, stitched on with cane and sennit, and smeared with lime. Other black and red/brown ochres have also been used.