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Object Number
2012.8.2
Display Title
Body mask of bast fiber and sago leaf; boar tusks at nostrils; colored with red ochre and lime
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Body mask, knitted fiber, red ochre, boar tusks at nostrils, fringed fiber at bottom and at head
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Western New Guinea
/
Irian Jaya
Materials
Bast Sago Boar tusk Red ochre Lime
Dimensions
Overall: 125 × 48 × 3 cm (49 3/16 × 18 7/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2012.8.2
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Jessica Ganong
Provenance
Collector
Nicholas Bowness
(1993 or before)
Donor
Donated by
Jessica Desany
(11/2011-4/10/2012)
Donor
Donated by
Robert A. Ganong
(11/2011-4/10/2012)
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