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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Large Dance Mask
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Large Dance Mask

Maker New Guinean, Blackwater River, Sepik
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedAsia
MediumRattan, cassowary feathers, clay, pigment
Dimensions26 1/4 x 17 3/8 x 33 1/8 in. (66.7 x 44.1 x 84.1 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring
Object numberS85-SPNG-G251
Collections
DescriptionMask with white, black, and red paint with fringe around the eyes and an elongated nose.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Dual ancestral costume
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Cassowary Dance Costume
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Pig dance costume
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bride Price
Sawos
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Armband
New Guinean, Sepik River
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Boar Mask
Papua New Guinea
early-mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Mask for Malangan (tatanua)
Papua New Guinea
late 19th - early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Headband
New Guinean, Middle or Lower Sepik
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Mai Mask
Iatmul
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