mask, board type; carved wood, with all features in low relief; facial features located in central third of mask, with remaining surface left open; unpainted
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Palimbe Village, Sepik River, New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions