Stamp: Malanggan mask (Papua New Guinea 1995)

Malanggan mask (Papua New Guinea 1995)

12 April (Papua New Guinea ) within release Artifacts goes into circulation Stamp Malanggan mask face value 10 Papua New Guinean kina

Stamp Malanggan mask in catalogues
Michel: Mi:PG 745

Stamp is square format.

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Stamp Malanggan mask in digits
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1995-04-12
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: comb 14¼
Emission: Definitive
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 10 Papua New Guinean kina

Stamp Malanggan mask it reflects the thematic directions:

A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes, as well as in the performing arts and for entertainment. They are usually worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere on the wearer's body.

Stamp, Malanggan mask, Papua New Guinea,  , Masks