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Wooden mask - used for scaring children
Wooden mask - used for scaring children
Object Number 36-105-70/369
Display Title Wooden mask - used for scaring children
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, carved, anthropomorphic face, long nose, pink and white paint, perforated
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
Dimensions Overall: 29.4 x 12.2 x 5.2 cm (11 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/369

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