Mask (Tatanua)
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Caption
Mask (Tatanua), 19th century. Wood, rattan, bark cloth, fiber, sea sponge, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, pigment, 17 × 12 × 13 in. (43.2 × 30.5 × 33 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1033. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Mask (Tatanua)
Date
19th century
Geography
Place made: New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Medium
Wood, rattan, bark cloth, fiber, sea sponge, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
17 × 12 × 13 in. (43.2 × 30.5 × 33 cm)
Inscriptions
"01.180" written in ink on inside of mask
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1033
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