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Collections

Mask (tatanua)circa late 19th century

Not on view
Carved wooden mask with painted scrollwork face and layered headdress of amber fiber, bark cloth, and white-painted oval form, mounted on a dark pole

Unknown, Mask (tatanua), circa late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Mask (tatanua)
Place Made
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province
Date Made
circa late 19th century
Medium
Wood, pith, and shell
Dimensions
Height: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.149
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.