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tumbuan
mask
Also known as: tubuan
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Oceanic arts
- In Oceanic art and architecture: New Britain
…male (dukduk) and female (tubuan) masks. Both types are cone-shaped and were constructed of cane and fibre. The dukduk is taller than the tubuan and is faceless. The tubuan has circular eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth painted on a dark background. Both masks have short, bushy capes of leaves.
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