File:The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Woven fiber male spirit dance mask.jpg
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Male spirit dance mask
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| Artist |
Kabriman Village, Blackwater River Basin, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
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| Title |
Male spirit dance mask |
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| Description |
A Male spirit dance mask in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis |
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| Date | between 1960 and 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Woven fiber | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
73.192.1 |
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| Object history | “The Kabriman Village of the Blackwater region of Papua New Guinea created this dance mask. These long nosed masks may represent water or bush spirits. When not being used, the masks hang in the ceiling of a special house made for them. The wickerwork is painted with a thick coat of red clay, white lime and charcoal based pigments. Sometimes red or blue enamel paint is used and feather tassels made from a cassowary, a chicken or other birds are added to the outfit. Different villages have slightly different styles of masks. Occasionally, the mask is woven down to form a full body outfit, like this particular one. The bottom of the skirt is made of sago fronds that hang to the knee, which is meant to conceal the dancer. The dancers perform in pairs during a man's scarification initiation ceremony.” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IMCPL Digital Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Artifact description: Artifacts at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, IMCPL Digital Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Wendy Kaveney | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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