CultureAbelam people
Titles
- Helmet Mask (Baba Kumbu)
- Helmet Mask (Baba)
Date1950–1960
PlaceMaprik Hills, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea
MediumPlant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
Dimensions17 x 18 x 17in. (43.2 x 45.7 x 43.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 1989"
Object number89.258
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
90.407.1
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
90.407.2
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1925
Cane, rattan, cassowary feathers, mud, and paint
93.390
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1985–1995
Plant fiber and paint
96.1081
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Plant fiber, mud, paint, and cassowary feathers
65.8
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1980
Wood and cassowary bone
98.479.A,.B
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1868–1900
Wood and plant fiber
62.4
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1920–1940
Wood, stone, plant fiber
87.269
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1940
Tridacna shell, black pigment, and plant fiber
96.945
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1880–1890
Giant clam shell, turtle shell, stone, animal teeth, glass, and plant fiber
88.1
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182