Mask (Bapa Kumbu)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-masks
Culture
Abelam
Dateearly 20th Century
Collection SiteEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and pigment
Dimensions18 × 8 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (45.7 × 21.6 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter and Signe Keller
Object number2023.2.4
DescriptionHelmet masks, known as bapa kumbu, are worn over the head by initiated Abelam men during male ceremonial rites. While the vast majority of Abelam bapa helmet masks are made from cane that is coiled, there are a few made from wood, as with this example.On View
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20th Century
