mask (dance & live theatre)

Carved wooden mask in the shape of a bird, the base of the mask being the flat top of the head, and the apex being the pointed beak. It is decorated overall with blue/mauve pigment with dark detailing, and white and pink for the inside of the beak. There is a hole to one side, possibly for suspension, with a crack running alongside it.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1976.141
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 258 mm x 177 mm x 97 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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