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Wooden mask used for dance - tsndam
Wooden mask used for dance - tsndam
Object Number 36-105-70/450
Display Title Wooden mask used for dance - tsndam
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, oval, carved and painted facial features, hooked nose, perforated edge
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Wood, Pigment, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 53 x 28.5 x 13.5 cm (20 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/450

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