{"id":16409,"date":"2020-10-19T12:50:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=16409"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:57:46","slug":"masks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/oceania\/masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Masks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The masks of Melanesia are remarkable for  the range of forms and materials used to make them. Some play a role in rituals either portraying mythical beings or meditating between the living and the dead. Some communicate community values to children while others are manifestations of group and social status. Not all of these masks were designed to be worn as the woven basketry masks were affixed to large ceremonial yams which honored ancestral beings.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16409_859ec2-80 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a large mask made to fit entirely over the head and shoulders of the wearer and featuring a larger-than-life face and a fringe of fiber.\" width=\"1728\" height=\"2062\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-858x1024.jpg 858w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-1287x1536.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-1716x2048.jpg 1716w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-105x125.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-317x378.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-423x505.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-634x757.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-846x1010.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-951x1135.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6389-1268x1513.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1728px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Dance Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1980<br>Iatmul, Tambanum Village, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dance masks are associated with clans &#8211; crocodile, pig, sago &#8211; and were used to ask relatives for firewood or food, punish inappropriate behavior, especially by adolescents, or to celebrate the completion of a house or canoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador Nicolas Salgo Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6389<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_161585-1c .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_161585-1c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16409_161585-1c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16409_9e4371-44 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_9e4371-44 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_9e4371-44 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16409_9e4371-44 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_9e4371-44 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16409_9e4371-44 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Object made of woven fiber and painted with orange, yellow, and black. In form it has a large, flat collar portion with a raised bulbous portion.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2682-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Yam Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1990<br>Abelem, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Worn not by people, but by giant yams &#8211; that grow as big as twelve feet long. A man&#8217;s social status was determined by his ability to grow enormous yams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha J. Stevens Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2459\">HM2682<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_0102d4-81 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_0102d4-81 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16409_0102d4-81\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16409_40ff05-0f wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23780\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of mask with stylized face below large open crest, all made of woven fiber painted with orange, white, and black.\" width=\"1714\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-scaled.jpg 1714w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-317x474.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-423x632.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-634x947.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-846x1264.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-951x1421.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM4963-1268x1894.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1714px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/5056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Yam Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1900<br>Abelam, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This piece was collected in the 1940s and dates to the turn of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century. It is from the Maprik reigion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/5056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM4963<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_71d936-41 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_71d936-41 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16409_71d936-41\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16409_6e426c-b2 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23781\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of painted wooden mask in yellow, brown, white, and orange.\" width=\"1807\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-scaled.jpg 1807w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-1084x1536.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-1446x2048.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-99x140.jpg 99w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-317x449.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-423x599.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-634x898.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-846x1198.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-951x1347.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2940-1268x1796.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1807px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Yam Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1990<br>Abelam, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This mask, unlike the woven basketry yam masks, is carved and painted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha J. Stevens Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM2940<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_27853b-46 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_27853b-46 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16409_27853b-46\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16409_505037-c3 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_505037-c3 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_505037-c3 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_505037-c3 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16409_505037-c3 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_505037-c3 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16409_505037-c3 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of large carved and painted wooden mask - very elongated with exaggerated features and a tuft of feather &quot;hair&quot; at top.\" width=\"1714\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-scaled.jpg 1714w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-317x474.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-423x632.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-634x947.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-846x1264.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-951x1421.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6913-1268x1894.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1714px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/7063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong><em>Mai<\/em>-style Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1982<br>Sepik River, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Rose Sober Zeiber was born in South Africa and lived in Israel and New York City before retiring to Maine. She was a world traveler who visited many exotic locations and brought home objects from her travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rose S. Zeiber Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/7063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6913<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_c4047b-75 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16409_c4047b-75 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16409_c4047b-75\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16409_a6681c-11 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_a6681c-11 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16409_a6681c-11 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16409_a6681c-11 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16409_a6681c-11 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16409_a6681c-11 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23783\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of large carved and painted wooden mask - very elongated with exaggerated features.\" width=\"1714\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-scaled.jpg 1714w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-317x474.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-423x632.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-634x947.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-846x1264.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-951x1421.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM2796-1268x1894.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1714px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Tourist Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1990<br>Tambanum Village, Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Based on a traditional mask form, this piece is typical of the art made for tourists in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha J. 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