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Object Number
969-29-70/4705
Display Title
Carved wooden mask elongate oval in shape with inlaid cowrie shell "eyes" with p
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden mask elongate oval in shape with inlaid cowrie shell "eyes" with perforation for hanging.
Inventory Description
Mask, oval, pointed and serrated edge, hook nose, cowrie eyes, glossy
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik River
Materials
Wood, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 29.8 x 4.2 x 4.5 cm (11 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
969-29-70/4705
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