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Title/Description: Mask with pointed head-dress and cowrie shell eyes
Object Type: Mask
Materials: Cowrie, Pigment, Wood
Accession Number: 40018
Production Place: Pacific, Papua New Guinea
Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget
Wood
Stone
h. 177 x w. 66 x d. 67 mm (h. 218 x w. 79 x d. 85 mm with plinth)
4000 c. BC - 3600 c. BC
Bone
h. 68 x w. 24 x d. 8 mm
1800 - 1900
Walrus/whale ivory
l. 32 x w. 10 x d. 15 mm