Image: Over-modelled mask from Papua New Guinea ‘Over-modelled’
masks (in this case, over a turtle shell) were first made
following the ban on selling over-modelled skulls after the
independence of PNG in 1975. They are still produced by Lower
Sepik villages for the tourist market. The designs and themes of
the masks reflect the taste of the contemporary carver and have
little relevance to traditional mythology. - Carl Bento - ©
Australian Museum Australian Museum Collection E80490 Lower
Sepik, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Donated in 1986
Turtle shell, clay, shells, cassowary feathers, human hair