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mask

The mask is carved of wood and features a human-like face. The oval-shaped face is extended with a large nose and a small mouth. The nose is triangular and pointed down towards the mouth. The nose is pierced and decorated with carved shells.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
masks (costume)
Dimensions
General: 2.6 × 6.2 × 13.6 cm
Material/Technique
Wood; shell; plant fibre carved; rope work
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D10928
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D10928

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1913
    where
    Papua New Guinea
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Ludwig Cohn - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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