Mask-like head on a spike with cowrie shell eyes and head band

Provenance

Part of the Paget Collection

Not on display

Title/Description: Mask-like head on a spike with cowrie shell eyes and head band

Object Type: Head

Materials: Cowrie, Fibre, Gum, Wood

Measurements: h 35.5 x w 8.1 x d 9 cm

Accession Number: 40013

Production Place: Pacific, Papua New Guinea

Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget

Wood

h. 572 x w. 80 x d. 7 mm

1800 c. - 1980 c.

Fibre, Gum, Shell, Wood

l. 178 x w. 78 x d. 22 mm

Ink, Paper

Print h. 37 x w. 32, image h. 78 x w. 38mm

3200 c. BC - 2800 c. BC

Marble

h. 250 x w. 77 x d. 10 mm