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Fes Tumbun - painted wooden face inlaid with cowrie shells, from a large ceremon
Fes Tumbun - painted wooden face inlaid with cowrie shells, from a large ceremon
Object Number 969-29-70/4714
Display Title Fes Tumbun - painted wooden face inlaid with cowrie shells, from a large ceremon
Descriptions
Object Description Fes Tumbun - painted wooden face inlaid with cowrie shells, from a large ceremonial dancing mask that covers completely the upper section of the wearer's body
Inventory Description Mask, anthropomorphic face, elongated snout, shell inlay, yarn hair, fur pompoms
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Yenshun; Sepik
Materials Wood, Cowrie, Shell, Wool yarn, Organic, Reed, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 17 x 11.3 cm (28 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-29-70/4714

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