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Animal effigy headdress of painted bark cloth - part of costume of Cucua dancers
Animal effigy headdress of painted bark cloth - part of costume of Cucua dancers
Object Number 57-12-20/19898
Display Title Animal effigy headdress of painted bark cloth - part of costume of Cucua dancers
Descriptions
Object Description Animal effigy headdress of painted bark cloth - part of costume of Cucua dancers (cf. 57-12-20/19899 & 19900)
Inventory Description Animal head mask, skull (Boar?) covered with bark-cloth, painted, with antlers
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Guaymi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / Cocle / <County> / Penonome
Materials Barkcloth, Bone, Tooth, Reed, Antler
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 28 x 13.5 cm (14 3/16 x 11 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-12-20/19898

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