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Object Number
973-24-70/5349
Display Title
Wooden mask; white pigment with black and red outlines, cross-hatched and chevro
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden mask; white pigment with black and red outlines, cross-hatched and chevron motifs on black border areas. Probably dates from 1940's. 18.5 h.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved and painted wood, triangular, human facial designs
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Mortlock Islands
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 45.7 x 18.5 x 6 cm (18 x 7 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-24-70/5349; AuYland?; 6; PA/#7
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Eliot Elisofon
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