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Painted pitch mask on bark cloth, anteater mask
Painted pitch mask on bark cloth, anteater mask
Object Number 53-47-30/7517
Display Title Painted pitch mask on bark cloth, anteater mask
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark cloth anteater mask, painted, cloth tied to end.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1953
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Southwestern Colombia
Materials Bark, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 14.5 x 7.5 cm (16 1/8 x 5 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53-47-30/7517
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Richard E. Schultes, 1953
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (Spring 1953)
Donor Donated by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (October 1953)

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