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Mask made from fiber with rests of polychrome designs - 22 1/2" high
Mask made from fiber with rests of polychrome designs - 22 1/2" high
Object Number 60-55-70/3920
Display Title Mask made from fiber with rests of polychrome designs - 22 1/2" high
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, fitted painted woven fiber bodice and head, shell eyes, nose, earrings
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea
Materials Fiber, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 41 x 16 cm (22 7/16 x 16 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-55-70/3920

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