Mask, small board type, of carved wood; cowrie shell eyes applied, nose and brow in low relief; projection of chin attached lower on figure, leaving open space; painted black, white, pink
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Timbunke, Middle Sepik River, Papua 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