Mask (Rom)

Artist:Ambrym

Medium: Wood, pigment, plant fibers

Geograhical Locations:

• Ambrym, Malampa Province, Vanuatu

Dates:19th-20th century

Dimensions: 21 × 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (53.3 × 28.6 × 19.1 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Exhibitions:

• Infinite Blue

Accession Number: 2008.26.5

Image: CUR.2008.26.5_back.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Flat cantilevered diamond-shaped mask with eyes and nose in relief on lower half of diamond. Surface is of plant fiber paste over a wood and fiber frame. Blue, white, red-brown, and black pigments cover the surface. Portions of wood stick out around the edge of the mask.

Brooklyn Museum