Kabriman
Gable Mask
Kabriman, 1933-1966
Scroll
Kabriman
Gable Mask
Kabriman, 1933-1966
Physical Qualities
Reed, fiber, clay, pigments, H. 50 1/16 in. (127.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of The Hecht Company, and Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1967.50
In the Middle Sepik area, wooden or plaited masks were once attached to the front gable of men's ceremonial buildings. The mask represented the face of the primal woman who was the origin of all life. The ceremonial building represented her body. Male ritual was thus integrated with cosmological belief.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1967; The Hecht Company and Alan Wurtzburger by exchange
