Mask
93-23-9
From: New Guinea | Middle Sepik River (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 93-23-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Middle Sepik River (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Sea Turtle Shell | Clay | Shell | Peel | Pigment |
| Description | Clay over turtle shell with painted design in black and white pigment. Flaring nostrils. Cowrie shells border mask. Small ear shape on each side. Top of mask pierced so that raffia forms hanging device. |
| Height | 66 cm |
| Width | 55 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard L. Miller and Linda Hodgman, 1993 |
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