E1660: Small New Guinea Highland Mask- Maroon

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1660

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Ceremonial Artifact

Marks/Labels:

None

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
colorant
animal ➔ shell

Dimensions:

31cm L
11.5cm W

Description:

Vertical wood-carved mask depicting a human face with small shell eyes, large protruding nose, and puckered/thin protruding lips. Forehead is also protruding. Above the face are swirling horizontal stripes. The top and perimeter of the mask's wood is stained red. A small hole is cut at the very top to hang the mask.

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