Mwai
human history
Wooden mask, boar's tusk through septum. Nassa, cowrie and conus shell decorations on surface inlaid using parinarium paste. Surface painted of white, orange, red and black. Rooster head carved below chin of depicted figure.
Accession number: 1992.320 Last Update: 19 Dec 2024
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- Te reo Name
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Mask (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Papua New Guinea
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- Field Collection Site
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- Accession Number
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1992.320
- Accession Date
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11 Dec 1992
- Other Id
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54351 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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