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Wooden mask called watakapu - used as wall ornament
Wooden mask called watakapu - used as wall ornament
Object Number 36-105-70/466
Display Title Wooden mask called watakapu - used as wall ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, carved face, hooked nose, orange pigment, perforated ears and edge
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory; Karau, on coast; Sepik River, west of
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 55 x 20.5 x 14.5 cm (21 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/466

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