Ancestor board with mask

Made:
1851-1910 in Papua New Guinea

Carved and painted wooden ancestor board with mask like head and animal (monkey ?), in low relief, and painted black, red and white, with dentated design, from Orokolo, New Guinea, 1851-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A242783
Materials:
wood and hook, iron
Measurements:
overall: 1745 mm x 215 mm x 85 mm, 3.54 kg
type:
mask and ancestor board
credit:
Glendining