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Title/Description: Mask-like head on a spike with cowrie shell eyes and head band
Object Type: Head
Materials: Cowrie, Fibre, Gum, Wood
Measurements: h 35.5 x w 8.1 x d 9 cm
Accession Number: 40013
Production Place: Pacific, Papua New Guinea
Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget
Wood
h. 572 x w. 80 x d. 7 mm
1800 c. - 1980 c.
Fibre, Gum, Shell, Wood
l. 178 x w. 78 x d. 22 mm
Ink, Paper
Print h. 37 x w. 32, image h. 78 x w. 38mm
3200 c. BC - 2800 c. BC
Marble
h. 250 x w. 77 x d. 10 mm