Mask (Tatanua), 19th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific IslandsWooden mask, the face of w
Mask (Tatanua), 19th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific IslandsWooden mask, the face of which is painted black, red and white. Eyes made from tapestry turban snail opercula. The crest of the mask is made of bark fiber, seeds, rattan, and possibly pieces of sponge.Size: 13 × 14 × 10 in. (33 × 35.6 × 25.4 cm)Medium: Wood, rattan, barkcloth, fiber, seeds, sea sponge, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, pigmenthttps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/45830 -- source link
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