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Body mask of bast fiber and sago leaf; boar tusks at nostrils; colored with red ochre and lime
Body mask of bast fiber and sago leaf; boar tusks at nostrils; colored with red ochre and lime
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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