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Carved polychrome painted (white, black, orange, red) mask with cowrie shell "ey
Carved polychrome painted (white, black, orange, red) mask with cowrie shell "ey
Object Number 969-29-70/4708
Display Title Carved polychrome painted (white, black, orange, red) mask with cowrie shell "ey
Descriptions
Object Description Carved polychrome painted (white, black, orange, red) mask with cowrie shell "eyes" - elongate oval in shape.
Inventory Description Mask, oval, serrated edge, curvilinear incised designs, cowrie eyes, black paint
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Wood, Cowrie, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 31.4 x 12.5 x 6.3 cm (12 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-29-70/4708

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