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Máscara

mid to late 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 353
As máscaras de casco de tartaruga são somente encontradas nas ilhas do estreito de Torres (entre Austrália e Nova Guiné). Foram construídas aquecendo pedaços de casco para curvá-los e obter a forma desejada; depois perfuravam as bordas e as amarravam com fibras vegetais para criar formas tridimensionais. Esta máscara, talvez da ilha de Mabuiag, era usada para cerimônias fúnebres e rituais de riqueza (rituais cuja finalidade era obter colheitas generosas e caça e pesca abundantes). Durante os rituais, os homens vestidos com máscaras, chamadas buk, krar ou kara e trajes de ráfia encenavam eventos das vidas de heróis culturais primitivos. É possível que esta máscara tenha sido um retrato de um herói e que o pássaro fragata que o vence fosse seu totem.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Máscara
  • Data: Meados–final do século XIX
  • Geografia: Austrália, estreito de Torres, provavelmente ilha Mabuiag
  • Meio: Casco de tartaruga, madeira, plumas de casuário, fibra, resina, casco, pintura
  • Dimensões: 54,6 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Coleção Comemorativa de Michael C. Rockefeller, compra, doação de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1967
  • Número de acesso: 1978.412.1510
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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