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Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3439/2

Carved and painted wood mask. The mask is a long oval that comes to points at the top and bottom of the face. The nose tapers to a pointed tip. The eyes are two inlaid cowrie shells within a painted black area. At the top centre of the head is a hole with a short length of braided plant fibre tied looped through.

  • Narrative

    Dr. Frits Bossen was 28 years old when he was posted to Samoa, in 1973, as a veterinarian on a training assignment with the FAO/UNDP. While there he also traveled to other islands in the area. In the early 1980s he traveled through the South Pacific again.

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture New Guinea
  • Material wood, cowrie shell, plant fibre, paint
  • Measurements height 58.0 cm, width 18.0 cm, depth 7.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Frits Bossen
  • Received from Frits Bossen
  • Made in Papua New Guinea
  • Collected in Suva
  • Collection Date between 1973 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before August 19, 2020
  • Acquisition Date on August 19, 2020
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3439/0002

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