仮面

オーストラリア、トレス海峡、おそらくマブイアッグ島

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オーストラリアとニューギニアの間にあるトレス海峡の島々に特有の亀甲の仮面は、亀の甲羅を温め、任意の形に曲げて縁に孔を開け、繊維で縫い合わせ立体的に仕上げています。マブイアッグ島で作られたと思われるこの仮面は、おそらく葬儀と、豊穣や豊漁(猟)を祈願する儀式で使われたと考えられます。これらの儀式では、男性がブク、カラール、またはカラと呼ばれる仮面とサラサラと鳴る腰蓑の衣装を着け、神話の主人公たちの生涯の出来事を再現しました。そのような人物を表したと思われるこの仮面は、彼の象徴と思われるトーテムのグンカンドリを頂いています。

Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander

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Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander

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