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Mask worn at drinks
Object Number 13-16-30/85373
Display Title Mask worn at drinks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bird mask, bird bead and conical eyes with perforation in center, string tie
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Bone, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 11.9 x 3.4 cm (2 7/16 x 4 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 13-16-30/85373
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1912-1913 - 1913)

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