Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Gable Mask for a Men's House

CultureSawos or Iatmul peoples
Titles
  • Gable Mask for a Men's House
Date1900–1950
PlaceTuggimbit Village, Papua New Guinea
MediumPlant fiber, mud, paint, and cassowary feathers
Dimensions40 3/4 x 31 1/2 x 14 1/4in. (103.5 x 80 x 36.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number65.8
Not on view

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ProvenanceTuggimbit Village, Papua New Guinea; Museum für Volkerkunde und Schweizerishches Museum für Volkskunde, Basel, Switzerland, before 1964; purchased by MFAH, 1965.

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