E1661: New Guinea Highland Long Carved Mask

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1661

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Ceremonial Artifact

Marks/Labels:

None

Materials:

animal ➔ shell
botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

45cm L
13cm W

Description:

Long vertical carved mask of a human face in a rounded diamond/almond shape. Carved designs are vertically symmetrical gauges and circles. The face has a prominent forehead/eyebrows, shell eyes, curved protruding nose, and a smiling mouth formed by a gauge.

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