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Malagan mask, Tabar Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
- Summary:
- E000562 - 0/5/1887, malagan, , Tabar Group, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, Pacific
- Item Name:
- malagan
- Label:
- This Malagan mask is a ngass or ges type mask which represents the wild bush spirits that live in the jungle. It could be worn by men to remove taboos. The mask is from the Tabar Islands in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea and was bought by the Museum from Captain Farrell in 1887.
- Keywords:
- religion
- dance
- ceremony
- funerary
- Region:
- Tabar Group
- Province/State:
- New Ireland Province
- Country:
- Papua New Guinea
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- /05/1887
- Registration Number:
- E000562
- Associated Stories:
- New Ireland, Malagan scultpture and ceremony - construction
- New Ireland, Malagan scultpture and ceremony - symbolism
- New Ireland, Malagan scultpture and ceremony - general
Images
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Malagan mask, Tabar Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Malagan mask, Tabar Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Malagan mask, Tabar Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.
© Australian Museum
photographer: Ms. Emma Furno
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Malagan mask, Tabar Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - J. Steele