Unknown / Ancestral mask / circa 1968

Unknown
Ancestral mask
circa 1968
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: Asian; Pacific; Melanesian; New Guinean; Papuan
Creator Name-CRT: Unknown
Title: Ancestral mask
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Creation Start Date: 1966
Creation End Date: 1970
Creation Date: circa 1968
Creation Place: Papua New Guinea
Object Type: Costume and Jewelry
Classification Term: Mask
Classification Term: Ritual Object
Materials and Techniques: bone, feathers, clay, paint, human hair, and cowrie shell
Dimensions: 9 x 6 1/2 (22.9 x 16.5 cm)
AMICA Contributor: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Owner Location: San Francisco, California, USA
ID Number: 76.2
Credit Line: Gift of Edith and Joseph Hartnett in memory of William C. Hartnett
Copyright: Personal and educational non-commercial uses are permitted and encouraged.
Rights: http://www.thinker.org/fam/about/imagebase/subpage.asp?subpagekey=75
AMICA ID: FASF.130223
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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