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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Mask for Malangan (tatanua)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Mask for Malangan (tatanua)

Maker Papua New Guinea , Malangan area, New Ireland
DateLate 19th to early 20th century
Made/manufacturedPapua New Guinea, Oceania
MediumWood, rattan, coconut fibers, lime, pigments, Turbo petholatus opercula, cotton trade cloth
Dimensions15 1/2 x 16 x 5 in. (39.4 x 40.6 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation
Object number2009.12.2
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DescriptionHuman face mask with large arched superstructure of rattan, thick, fiber brush on top, with light pigment on side filling swirl motif; face has operculum shell eyes, with hook nose, mouth has lips that are parted and flattened to form perpendicular plane to face. Face is painted with finely lined motifs, varied pigments against light ground.
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