CultureIatmul people
Titles
- Mask (Mwai)
Date1935–1962
PlaceWombun Village, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood, shells, hair, tusks, clay, plant fiber, and paint
Dimensions29 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (74.9 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number62.33
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view
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Exhibition History"Oceanic Art," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, November 23, 1969–January 4, 1970.
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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
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
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
1900–1940
Tridacna shell, black pigment, and plant fiber
96.945
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
1950–1960
Plant fiber and paint
90.407.2
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
1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Sago spathes, plant fibers, nails, and paint
64.21
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
1900–1950
Sago spathes, cane, other plant fibers, paint, and feathers
62.43
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1908–1912
Giant clam shell, turtle shell, stone and shell beads, and plant
86.412