Mask (wau nor)
Unidentified Murik maker
Lower Sepik River
Papua New Guinea
19th-20th century
Wood, cane, rope, lime
Overall: 24 in. (61 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27221
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2022
Exhibition History
The Art of Papua New Guinea: Selections from the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1, 1993-February 13, 1995
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; given to present collection, 1990.
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