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Wooden mask
Object Number 47-72-70/2739
Display Title Wooden mask
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, narrow human head, projecting bird from chin, painted, 4 perforations
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 40.5 x 9.9 x 9.8 cm (15 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2739

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