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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
1992
Ceramic, Stoneware
170mm
Abalone shell, Paint, Sinew, Wood
h. 191 x w. 156 x d. 76 mm
Ink, Paper
Support h. 350 x w. 244mm
Ceramic
h. 228 x diameter. 267 mm