Mask

Bungain people

early 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Mask
Date: early 20th century
Geography: Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River
Culture: Bungain people
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 18 × D. 6 in. (45.7 × 15.2 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Imrie de Vegh, by exchange, Rogers Fund and David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. Gift, 1982
Object Number: 1982.176
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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