Tjubuan Fertility Mask from Vanuatu

Ceremonial Tjubuan (Chunwan) mask. Pentecost Island, Vanuatu…
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Ceremonial Tjubuan (Chunwan) mask. Pentecost Island, Vanuatu 20th century. The Tjubuan ceremony of south Pentecost was a fertility rite benefitting both yams and humans, and these distinctive masks were hand held by non-dancing participants. David Said Collection, height 48 cm

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