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Carved wooden mask - hung on baskets or put inside if no string
Carved wooden mask - hung on baskets or put inside if no string
Object Number 36-105-70/368
Display Title Carved wooden mask - hung on baskets or put inside if no string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, oval, perforated eyes and mouth, hook nose, curvilinear designs, painted
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: 23.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm (9 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/368

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