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Maprik Yam Mask - Woven basketry mask used as a decorative covering for face
Maprik Yam Mask - Woven basketry mask used as a decorative covering for face
Object Number 969-29-70/4712
Display Title Maprik Yam Mask - Woven basketry mask used as a decorative covering for face
Descriptions
Object Description Maprik Yam Mask - Woven basketry mask used as a decorative covering for "face" of yam - whcih can grow up to 8' long and 8" wide
Inventory Description Mask, woven basketry helmet, oval, pigment covering, ridged nose, ears
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Maprik Area
Materials Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 54 x 25 x 22 cm (21 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-29-70/4712

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