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Malangan mask

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NameMalangan mask

ProductionUnknown; circa 1900; New Ireland

Classificationceremonial masks

Materialswood, cane, bark cloth, pigment, plant fibre, gum

DimensionsOverall: 300mm (width), 520mm (length), 330mm (depth)

Registration NumberFE001100

Credit lineGift of Alexander Turnbull, 1913

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Category

Intended for: ceremonies
Made of: wood
cane
bark cloth
pigment
plant fibre
gum
Type of: ceremonial masks
Refers to: Papua New Guinean
Influenced by: Melanesian

Place

Made in: New Ireland (Papua New Guinea)
Influenced by: Papua New Guinea

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Alexander Turnbull