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Mask

Early 20th century
Place of OriginPapua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsOverall: 38.1 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm (15 x 5 x 6 in.)

Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.331
On View
On view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceOctober, 1991, sold by the Galerie Alain Schoffel, Paris, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Artist unidentified, Melanesian
late 19th century
Mask
mid to late 20th century
Mask
19th–20th century
Mask
19th–20th century
Mask (rom)
19th–20th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
20th century
20th century
Headdress (susiu)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
Bark cloth mask
Artist unknown, Pacific Islander
20th century, 1950–2000