Gourd head with human hair wig, mid 20th century, collected 1963 ::

Other Title: Gourd mask with human hair wig
Place where the work was made: Wapenamanda → Enga Province → Papua New Guinea
Cultural origin: Enga or Duna people
Dates: mid 20th century
collected 1963
Media categories: Mixed media , Ceremonial object
Materials used: gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), human hair, seeds, mammalian teeth, plant resin, wood, plant fibre string, nassa shells (Nassarius), black pigment, red synthetic pigment
Dimensions: 35.0 x 55.0 x 24.0 cm
Credit: Gift of Stan Moriarty 1978
Location: Not on display
Accession number: 287.1978
Copyright: © Under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics
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