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<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_front.jpg)
Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_front.jpg)
<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_front.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_front.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 01.300_bw.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 01.300_bw.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.01.300_print_front_bw.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.01.300_print_front_bw.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side01.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side01.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side02.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side02.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side03.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side03.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side04.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_side04.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail01.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail01.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail02.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail02.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail03.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail03.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail04.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail04.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail05.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail05.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail06.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail06.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail07.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail07.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail08.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail08.jpg)

<em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail09.jpg)

Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_detail09.jpg)

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Arts of the Pacific Islands

MEDIUM Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula
  • Place Made: New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
    • DIMENSIONS 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm)  (show scale)
    INSCRIPTIONS "01.300" written on base of mask
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 01.300
    CREDIT LINE Brooklyn Museum Collection
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Mask. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_front.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.01.300_front.jpg., 2020
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    <em>Mask</em>. Wood, barkcloth, fiber, pigment, paste, tapestry turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, 15 15/16 × 9 × 14 in. (40.5 × 22.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.300. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.01.300_front.jpg)

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