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Yam Mask
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About this work
Abelam men compete in growing extraordinarily large yams (over a meter in length), which they then display, adorned with basketry masks.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineYam Mask, 1900s. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Abelam People, 20th century. Pigment, basketry; overall: 47.3 x 44.3 x 14.7 cm (18 5/8 x 17 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nathaniel Sloane in memory of Rose White, 1998.84
