Black and Red Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
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Gable mask, Kanengara village, Karawari area, Papua New Guinea, of carved timber stained black and the incised decoration accented in ochre red and white, with cowrie shell eyes and wooden septum ring, height 74 cm
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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