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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
1928
Paper
h. 165 x w. 75 mm Framed: h. 353 x w. 253 x d. 36 mm
2008
Encaustic, oils, wax and gesso on canvas and board
h 55.5 cm x w 52 cm x d 4 cm
1500 ca - 1699 ca
Lacquer, Wood
h. 40 x w. 100 x d. 100 mm