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mask

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Angas mask

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Mask, war dance mask

    Made from a base of wrapped raffia with large eye, ear, and mouth holes. The exterior of the mask is covered with red abrus seeds. A tuft of raffia fibre is attached at the top of the crown. Along the lower edges of the mask is strings of abrus seeds with tufts of cotton fibre.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1969.224
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1969
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    42866 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Mask, 42866, Cultural Permissions Apply

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