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Kavat Mask, Baining People, Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th

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Kavat Mask, Baining People, Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th

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Description

Bamboo, barkcloth, paint
Baining people, Papua New Guinea, New Britain, mid 20th century
Dimensions (length x width x height): 48 x 25 x 23 in. (121.9 x 63.5 x 58.4 cm)
Good condition
Provenance: Professor John Haley, Berkeley California 1950-1960
The Haley Charitable Trust, acquired from above, 1990

This large, barkcloth kavat mask is primarily used in the night dance which involves a fire-lit performance surrounded by a male orchestra. Each mask contains a spirit associated with a specific forest animal, plant or product. This mask has large, round eyes and a gaping mouth decorated with a repetitive red and black geometric motif.

Overall good condition; the interior binding is tight with very little loss. The barkcloth is intact, showing minor losses to the stitching in the mouth and outer rim. The pigment is very bright still. The mask measures 48 x 25 x 23 in. (length x width x height).

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Kavat Mask, Baining People, Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th

Name: Kavat Mask, Baining People, Papua New Guinea, Mid 20th
SKU: 35262046
Price: 7500 USD
Availability: InStock

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