Tumbuan Mwai Mask

2004.17.0185

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Tumbuan Mwai Mask (2004.17.0185)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Artist/Maker	None
Geographic Location	Oceania--Melanesia : Papua New Guinea : Middle Sepik : Palembei River
Period/Date	N/A
Culture	Mwai, Melanesian

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	From Logan Museum: 52.5x9.5x12.5cm.
Materials	Animal--Skin--with Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Shell, Pigment, Plant, Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Drying, Handbuilding, Painting
Munsell Color Information	N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
Description	N/A
Comparanda	N/A
Bibliography	Spurlock Museum Newsletter, Summer 2005 (2005P. 0021).

Artifact History

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

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