Zoomorphic Mask

Artist:Abelam

Medium: Rattan, vegetal fiber, mud, pigment traces

Geograhical Locations:

• Screw River, Moi, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Dates:20th century

Dimensions: 14 x 10 x 11 1/4 in. (35.6 x 25.4 x 28.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Accession Number: 2004.75.15

Image: 2004.75.15.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Woven basketry mask, possibly representing a parrot. Central crest runs from top of head to base of mask. Open work eyes decorated with white clay and ultramarine pigment. Two attached ears with fiber decoration. Overall condition: good, pigment flaking, surface dirt.

Brooklyn Museum