COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1978.412.1510
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MMA_.1978.412.1510
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Pacific; Melanesian; New Guinean; Papuan
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Asian; Pacific; Melanesian; New Guinean; Papuan
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Torres Strait Islander people
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Torres Strait Islander people
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Mask
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Mask
Title
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
19th century
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19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1800
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1800
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
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1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Turtle and clamshell, wood, feathers, resin, seeds, paint, fiber
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Turtle and clamshell, wood, feathers, resin, seeds, paint, fiber
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Torres Strait
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Torres Strait
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
W. 25 in. (63.5 cm)
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W. 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1978.412.1510
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1978.412.1510
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1967
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1967
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Intricate masks and figures made from plates of turtle-shell are unique to the peoples of the Torres Strait, which lies between Australia and New Guinea. Turtle-shell effigies were first recorded on the Torres Strait islands by the Spanish explorer Diego de Prado in 1606, a testimony to the antiquity of the tradition. Used primarily during male initiation and at funerary rituals, the masks represent mythical culture heroes and their associated totemic species. Some masks represent human forms, others depict birds, fish, or reptiles, and masks such as this one combine the features of both humans and animals.
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<P>Intricate masks and figures made from plates of turtle-shell are unique to the peoples of the Torres Strait, which lies between Australia and New Guinea. Turtle-shell effigies were first recorded on the Torres Strait islands by the Spanish explorer Diego de Prado in 1606, a testimony to the antiquity of the tradition. Used primarily during male initiation and at funerary rituals, the masks represent mythical culture heroes and their associated totemic species. Some masks represent human forms, others depict birds, fish, or reptiles, and masks such as this one combine the features of both humans and animals.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ao1978.412.1510.R.tif
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MMA_.ao1978.412.1510.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false