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Mask (Le Op)
A carefully assembled turtle-shell mask associated in the museum record with several contexts, primarily funerary ceremonies.
- Recorded culture
- Torres Strait Island people
- Place
- Australia
- Date
- Mid–late 19th century
- Materials
- Turtle shell, hair, fibre and pigment
What the record supports
The Met describes Le Op as a named mask and notes that Torres Strait masks could appear in more than one setting. The construction joins shaped shell components into a light but visually commanding form.