Gable Mask
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements-gable masks
Date20th Century
Made AtEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood, paint, shell and fiber
Dimensions59 x 30 x 15 in. (149.9 x 76.2 x 38.1 cm)
with stand: 100 1/2 in. (255.3 cm)
with stand: 100 1/2 in. (255.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2003.58.2
DescriptionLarge wooden mask mounted on black metal armature. Mask represents "Savi", god of power, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea. Woven wicker "handle" at top, inlaid shells at eyes, mouth and all around edges, tusks at nose, protruding tongue. Painted red, black, white and yellow.On View
Not on viewCollections
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
19th Century