CultureAsmat people
Titles
- Shirt Mask
Date1900–1973
PlaceIrian Jaya, New Guinea
MediumRaffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
Dimensions75 in. height (190.5cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number73.182
Not on view
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1900–1950
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1900–1950
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c. 1945–1990
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1884–1895
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90.256
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1810–1850
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2000.114
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1860–1900
Wood and paint
65.37
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
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
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1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
90.407.1
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
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1900–1950
Plant fiber, mud, paint, and cassowary feathers
65.8
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1908–1912
Giant clam shell, turtle shell, stone and shell beads, and plant
86.412