Other Titles

Grassman

Mask, fighting stick and rattle to be worn together

Place where the work was made

Kainantu District → Eastern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea

Cultural origin

Tairora people

Dates

mid 20th century
collected 1966

Media categories

Sculpture , Ceremonial object

Materials used

cassowary feathers (Casuarius), rattan frame, 2 pig tusks, wood, pangi seeds (Pangium edule), rattan, plant fibres, nassa shells (Nassarius), marsupial fur, wood, red and black pigments, green, blue and red parrot feathers

Dimensions

183.0 x 79.0 x 75.0 cm figure; stick 67.2 cm length; rattle 151.5 cm length :

a - cassowary feather mask; 183 x 79 x 75 cm; length

b - rattle; 151.5 cm; length

c - club; 67.2 cm

Location

Not on display

Accession number

31.1974.a-c