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Mask of tin and black fiber (for hair) with a hornbill head attached
Mask of tin and black fiber (for hair) with a hornbill head attached
Object Number 38-108-70/1112
Display Title Mask of tin and black fiber (for hair) with a hornbill head attached
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, flat metal face, cut-out eyes and mouth, black fiber hair, cotton inside
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms South
Materials Metal, Fiber, Cotton, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 43 x 18 cm (18 1/8 x 16 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 38-108-70/1112
Provenance
Collector Dr. F. M. Schnitger (1938)

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