This fabulous Tapa Bark Cloth Back Panel that would be used for a full Baining mask. The Bark Cloth comes from the Baining People that live on the Northeastern tip off New Britain in the country of Papua New Guinea. They are confined to the Gazelle Peninsula in a mountainous tropical forest. The Baining are unusual among Melanesian cultures in that they create "perishable" art forms in bark cloth, wood, and leaves, which are used only once for a single day or nighttime ceremony, then discarded or destroyed. The resulting cloth is soaked in a local stream, then laid out flattened on stone stones, and bleached by the sun. After the bark cloth has been cut and sewn over the leaves and the armatures, it is painted with pigments.
Shows age and Natural Wear
27.5 Inches Tall
17 Inches Wide
.5 Inch Thick
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Jul 14, 2022
Love this piece! A beautiful unique textile from one of my favorite shops on Etsy.
Elan