COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1998.84
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Pacific; Melanesian; New Guinean; Papuan; Sepik; Abelam
Creator Name-CRT:
Papua New Guinea, Abelam People
Title:
Yam Mask
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
20th Century
Creation Start Date:
1900
Creation End Date:
1998
Materials and Techniques:
pigment, basketry
Classification Term:
Basketry
Classification Term:
Basketry
Style or Period:
Papua New Guinea, Abelam People
Dimensions:
Overall: 47.3cm x 44.3cm x 14.7cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1998.84
Credit Line:
Gift of Nathaniel Sloane in memory of Rose White
Context:
Abelam men compete in growing extraordinarily large yams (over a meter in length), which they then display, adorned with basketry masks.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1998.84.tif
