Art, Symbol & Imagination
Fish-Mouthed Mask from New Britain
Broad pale lobes frame two enormous concentric eyes above a projecting mouth. The adjoining text identifies the fish-mouthed mask as coming from New Britain within its discussion of fishing rituals.
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Maker and photographer uncredited. "Fish-Mouthed Mask from New Britain" [editorial title]. In Masks and Demons, Kenneth Macgowan; with Herman Rosse’s theatrical research and line drawings. Harcourt, Brace edition, 1923, 1923, Harcourt, Brace and Company. Source scan leaf 22. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0464-020
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Maker and photographer uncredited. Fish-Mouthed Mask from New Britain. Masks and Demons. Scan leaf 22. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0464-020