{"product_id":"abelam-mask-baba-mini-with-stand-from-papua-new-guinea-7-h-x-4-w-copy","title":"Abelam Mask \"Baba Mini\" with Stand from Papua New Guinea - 25\" H X 7\" W","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Abelam Peoples subsist primarily on a diet of yams, taro root and sweet potatoes and many aspects of life revolve around the growing of yams and associated ceremonies. This piece is a Yam Mask \"Baba Mini\" which is constructed with hand-woven fiber for their Yam Festival ceremonies. They cultivate two distinct categories of yams—a small variety used as ordinary food and long yams which can grow up to twelve feet long. In this culture, a man’s social status is determined largely by his success in growing these long yams. They are then adorned for the presentation ceremony and essentially transformed into human images with full ceremonial regalia. The “heads” of these enormous tubers are adorned with specially made yam masks such as this one, which are made exclusively for yams and are never worn by humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mask features natural pigments of ochre, kaolin and clay substances. These muted earth tone colors would complement a wide range of interiors from Mid-Century, California Casual... to Organic-Inspired or Coastal Modern Design. Collected on location in the 1960s and displayed on an acrylic and metal stand.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace of Origin: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEast Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea (PNG)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate of Manufacture: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003emid-20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWear: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eConsistent with age and use. Please refer to pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMask\u003c\/span\u003e: 14 H \u003cspan\u003eX 6.5 in. W X 2.25 in. D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBase\u003c\/span\u003e: 3 in. L X 3 in. W X 3 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTotal\u003c\/span\u003e: 25 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Met\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/311328\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Met\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/art.seattleartmuseum.org\/objects\/6511\/yam-mask\" title=\"SAM, Seattle Art Museum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM, Seattle Art Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"de Young Museum San Francisco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.famsf.org\/artworks\/yam-mask-baba-mini\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ede Young Museum San Francisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW190923169 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190923169 BCX8\"\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ourtastedesign.com\/collections\/masks\" title=\"Masks\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW190923169 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190923169 BCX8\"\u003eat Our Taste Design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":0,\"335551620\":0,\"335559738\":240,\"335559739\":240,\"335559740\":279}' class=\"EOP SCXW190923169 BCX8\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Taste Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41390846640192,"sku":"OTD_01113","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0138\/7492\/1536\/files\/Photoroom_20250309_150225.jpg?v=1790902390","url":"https:\/\/ourtastedesign.com\/products\/abelam-mask-baba-mini-with-stand-from-papua-new-guinea-7-h-x-4-w-copy","provider":"Our Taste Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}