Coll. 1997. Typically, masks in Asmat are full body. This is unusual being just a face covering made in the typical style of woven jungle fibre, lime and red ochre pigments. A wood nosepiece and wooden eyes which represent the hornbill, a headhunting symbol for power and strength.
MATERIALS: woven fibre, wood, lime, red ochre pigment
DIMENSIONS: 16" x 10.3" x 6.8"
Coll. 1997. Typically, masks in Asmat are full body. This is unusual being just a face covering made in the typical style of woven jungle fibre, lime and red ochre pigments. A wood nosepiece and wooden eyes which represent the hornbill, a headhunting symbol for power and strength.
MATERIALS: woven fibre, wood, lime, red ochre pigment
DIMENSIONS: 16" x 10.3" x 6.8"
