mask

Wooden mask from Papua New Guinea painted black, white and orange. The edge of the mask is decorated with thin layers of wood woven together, painted black.

Tourist mask from Papua New Guinea (gold wire on the back attached to mount the mask, and straw attached to the top to hang the mask.
High demand for tourist related objects, such as masks in Papa New Guinea – themes of exploitation, dependence and resistance.
Local people using tourism to express creativity, and agency in tourist encounter.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.2022.31
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
550mm x 340mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
LOCATION
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