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Object Number
973-24-70/5348
Display Title
Face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Face mask, wooden, with cowrie inlaid eyes, lateral perforations probably for attaching hair or raffia. 20.5 h.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, oval, tapered to point top and bottom, inlaid shell eyes, puncture holes at mouth, nostrils, crown, ears and flanking sides, fiber cordage and metal hook in rear for hanging
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik River
Materials
Wood , Shell , Fiber , Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 55 × 21 × 11.5 cm (21 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-24-70/5348
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Eliot Elisofon
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