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Carved wooden mask with elongate oval in shape with cowrie shell "eyes" with per
Carved wooden mask with elongate oval in shape with cowrie shell "eyes" with per
Object Number 969-29-70/4709
Display Title Carved wooden mask with elongate oval in shape with cowrie shell "eyes" with per
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden mask with elongate oval in shape with cowrie shell "eyes" with perforation for hanging.
Inventory Description Mask, oval, serrated edge, hooked nose, cowrie eyes, curvilinear incised design
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Wood, Cowrie, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 33.8 x 9.9 x 6 cm (13 5/16 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-29-70/4709

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