Mask
93-23-4
From: New Guinea | Sepik River Area
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 93-23-4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | New Guinea | Sepik River Area |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Rattan | Clay | Shell | Boar Tusk | Cassowary Feather | Pigment |
Description | Rattan basketry woven in a concave shape. Protruding eyes and elongated nose molded in clay with board tusks extending upward from sides of nose. Outer edge of mask bordered with shells. Oval shaped mask bordered with Cassowary feathers. |
Height | 49.5 cm |
Width | 23 cm |
Depth | 14.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Richard L. Miller and Linda Hodgman, 1993 |
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