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Male spirit mask, Barak/Yamburai Parak, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment
40.6 x 15.2 x 47 cm (16 x 6 x 18 1/2 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.168

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Originally these masks were brightly painted. Years of exposure in the smoky interior of a ceremonial house have submerged the color beneath a thick crusty patina. This type of mask is also found inland from Terebu, in the Mambe area. It was worn by a dancer whose plant fiber costume completely concealed him. It is associated with an important male mythical being (also spelled barag or brag). For more information see Smidt, 1990, cat. 87." (Catalog #39, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 89.)

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