Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Pig dance costume

Maker Iatmul , Tambanum village

Date20th century

Made/manufacturedAsia

MediumRattan, raffia, shells, string, tusks, feathers, leaves, pigment

Dimensions22 1/2 x 59 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (57.2 x 151.8 x 33.7 cm)

ClassificationsClothing and accessories

Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring

Object numberS85-SPNG-G115

Collections

OCEANIC

DescriptionBody masquerade woven(?) horizontally of woven rattan. Pig face with snout from which feathers, twine and fabric dangle. Cowrie shell eyes. Headdress of face. Earrings ? object in nose dangle from ears. Tusks extending from one side of mouth. Rows of cassowary feathers extend length of body and fringe hangs at bottom. Highlighted with earth pigment.