Art, Symbol & Imagination
New Guinea Theatre Mask in Painted Bark Cloth
A tall pointed crest rises above a broad horizontal band with circular eyes. Contrasting triangular patterns cover its edges. The source identifies New Guinea, bark cloth and red, white and black paint.
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Maker and photographer uncredited. "New Guinea Theatre Mask in Painted Bark Cloth" [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 174. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0464-172
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Maker and photographer uncredited. New Guinea Theatre Mask in Painted Bark Cloth. Masks and Demons. Scan leaf 174. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0464-172