| Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0004-0081 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Carving (mask) |
| Culture |
Melanesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
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| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; Stain; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells |
| Description |
Long, carved wooden mask; Face appears to be an anthropomorphic bird with cowry shell eyes, whose beak extends as a long handle; A second bird head extends from the center ridge; Border of mask is carved into small triangular points. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 10.2, Thickness = 5.1, Length = 33.2 |