Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Yam Mask (Baba Mene)

CultureAbelam people, Wosera group
Titles
  • Yam Mask (Baba Mene)
Date1985–1995
PlacePapua New Guinea
MediumPlant fiber and paint
Dimensions5 7/8 × 6 × 4 1/4 in. (14.9 × 15.3 × 10.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, III
Object number96.1081
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
Exposé

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Provenance[Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas, by 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.

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