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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