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Mask in wood with shell decorations.
Mask in wood with shell decorations.
Mask in wood with shell decorations.

Mi Initiation Mask

Artist(s)
Unknown (Iatmul People, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea)
Date
1900 (at latest)
Object Type
sculpture
Medium
Wood, cowry shells, and hair
Dimensions
69.00 x 11.40 x 11.40 cm
Donor(s)
The Thomas Howarth Collection
Accession
A1979.044.01
Tags
ethnographic
 

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