Title

Head of Malanggan figure, intended to rot with a body. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Head of Malanggan figure from Melanesia, New Ireland. From the British Museum's collection.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B79_296

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 11,4in x 17,0in / 3422 x 5109 (300dpi)

Keywords

close up mask head figure museum color colour Melanesia Papua New Guinea location British Museum image studio shot artefact close-up artifact melanesian Traditional Culture New Ireland CM Dixon object Unknown Dixon CM animal likeness CM Dixon Mike Dixon Malanggan CM Dixon object