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Mask

Mask
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood
Measurements
45.8 × 11.9 × 8.4 cm
Place/s of Execution
Timbunke village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
D77-1971
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1965
© the artists
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Elongated, narrow head with pointed chin, carved knots on head and chin head hollowed out at the back, eyes and mouth pierced through. High rounded forehead with rudimentary ears, protruding nose with pierced septrum.