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Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.90.jpg)
Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.90.jpg)
Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.90.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.90.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark01_view01.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark01_view01.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark02_view02.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark02_view02.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark01_view02.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark01_view02.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark02_view01.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_mark02_view01.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.87.218.90_print_front1_bw.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.87.218.90_print_front1_bw.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_detail01.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_detail01.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_detail03.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_detail03.jpg)

Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_detail02.jpg)

Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.87.218.90_detail02.jpg)

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CULTURE Malakula
MEDIUM Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment
  • Place Made: Malakula, Malampa Province, Vanuatu
    • DATES late 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 87.218.90
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Flat cantilevered diamond-shaped mask with face in relief on lower half of diamond. Surface is of plant fiber paste on a cloth backing over a bamboo frame. Green, brown, black, white, and red pigments. Striped band around eyes and striped inverted V shape above nose. Crescent shape in black painted on both sides of nose. Black border around mouth.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Malakula. Mask, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.90.jpg)
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    Malakula. <em>Mask</em>, late 19th century. Bamboo, trade cloth, vegetal-fiber paste, pigment, 15 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (38.1 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.90. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.90.jpg)

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