Pig Mask
CultureMelanesian
Date20th century
MediumWood, pigment, hair, shells, fiber, and feathers
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 11 x 6 1/2 inches (40.64 x 27.94 x 16.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Jedel Family Foundation
Object number2000.27.6
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DescriptionThe top of this helmet mask is in the form of a human face. Shells form the eyes, and the raised nose has circular nostrils. A wide band decorated with curvilinear patterns surrounds each side of the face. An elongated pig's head juts from the mouth, and a catfish protrudes from the top of the head. Fiber plaited into an openwork pattern and decorated with long slender black feathers decorates the bottom edge of the mask.ProvenanceHarrison Jedel (1924-2016), Kansas City, MO, by 2000;
His gift, through the Jedel Family Foundation, to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2000.
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