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Wooden mask; white pigment with black and red outlines, cross-hatched and chevro
Wooden mask; white pigment with black and red outlines, cross-hatched and chevro
Object Number 973-24-70/5349
Display Title Wooden mask; white pigment with black and red outlines, cross-hatched and chevro
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mask; white pigment with black and red outlines, cross-hatched and chevron motifs on black border areas. Probably dates from 1940's. 18.5 h.
Inventory Description Mask, carved and painted wood, triangular, human facial designs
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / <Country> / <State> / Mortlock Islands
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 45.7 x 18.5 x 6 cm (18 x 7 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-70/5349; AuYland?; 6; PA/#7
Provenance
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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