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Susu mask

Sulka people, East New Britain Province, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Susu mask
 (1970s)

Medium
natural pigments on fibre, wood, cane

Measurements
142.0 × 79.8 × 56.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Samuel Nylander, Member, 2005
© the artists

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
East New Britain Province, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
2005.378

Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art

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Physical description
Mask is made of a lattice of narrow beads of pith interwoven with stiff fibre. The bottom of the face consists of a truncated cone or cyclinder with protruberances representing eyes on the stalk, a pierced nose with wooden pieces and ears. The bright pink is unique to the Sulka people which comes from the pith of an elder tree.

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