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Painted pitch mask on bark cloth with long black raffia tassel (hoop ears)
Painted pitch mask on bark cloth with long black raffia tassel (hoop ears)
Object Number 53-47-30/7521
Display Title Painted pitch mask on bark cloth with long black raffia tassel (hoop ears)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, bark cloth, bound at top, resinous disk, painted, 2 hoops, wraped in wool
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms South Western Colombia
Materials Barkcloth, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 85 x 29 x 3 cm (33 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 53-47-30/7521/ 7521/ XXIX
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (Spring 1953)
Donor Donated by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (October 1953)

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