Dance Mask

98-24-1

From: Brazil | Xingu River

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 98-24-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Waura
Provenience Brazil | Xingu River
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Palm Leaf | Wood | Piranha Tooth
Description

Ceremonial dance mask used in fish spawning ritual. Plaited palm leaf and wood with piranha teeth

Credit Line Gift of Drs. Peter T. Furst and Jill L. McKeever Furst, 1998

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