Gable Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-615 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Iatmul |
| Provenience: | New Guinea Sepik River Kararau |
| Date Made: | Before 1914 |
| Early Date: | 1894 |
| Late Date: | 1914 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Technique: | Carved Painted |
| Height: | 130 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 527 - Other Number |
Description
Wood.. Large oval human face painted white, with red and black details. Open holes for mouth and eyes. The designs painted on the face resemble those in face paint worn by men on ceremonial occasions. Large masks like this one are fixed to the front of large ceremonial men's houses.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] 1939. Pacific cultures, Department of Fine Arts, Division of Pacific Cultures.. San Francisco. Golden Gate International Exposition. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 130, No. 138, Plate C | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wingert, Paul S. 1953. Art of the South Pacific Islands.. Thames & Hudson. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wardwell, Allen. 1971. The Art of the Sepik River.. The Art Institute of Chicago. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 61 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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