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Tumbuan Mwai Mask

2004.17.0185

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Artifact Identification Tumbuan Mwai Mask   (2004.17.0185)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Mwai, Melanesian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 52.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 11.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 9.5 cm
Weight 980 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Skin--with Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Shell, Pigment, Plant, Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Drying, Handbuilding, Painting

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Spurlock Museum Newsletter, Summer 2005 (2005P. 0021).

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication The Virginia M. and James D. Tobin Collection, Purchased from the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
Reproduction No

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