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Title/Description: Mask with pointed head-dress and cowrie shell eyes
Object Type: Mask
Materials: Cowrie, Pigment, Wood
Accession Number: 40018
Production Place: Pacific, Papua New Guinea
Credit Line: Bequeathed by Hugh Paget
1898 - 1901
Enamel, Glass, Gold, Pearl, Precious stone, Ruby
h. 100 x w. 105 x d. 25 mm
1956 - 1962
Bronze
h. 950 x w. 2440 x d. 1015 mm Uncrated weight part 1 (fig/base) 345kg Uncrated weight part 2 (plinth) 148kg Total uncrated weight: 493 kg Crated weight part 1 (fig/base) 633kg Crated weight part 2 (plinth) 370kg
Paper, Watercolour
h. 595 x w. 463 mm
1966
Steel