Ancestral Spirit Mask
CultureAsmat
MediumWoven basketry, bark, and boar's tusks
DimensionsOverall: 50 3/4 × 23 1/4 inches (128.91 × 59.06 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Kahn
Object number79-59
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DescriptionCrested helmet mask and bodice with short sleeves, all in one unit. Constructed of woven basketry with long raffia fringe around the edges of the sleeves and bodice. Attached are eyes of bark, circular with diamond-shaped pupils. The nose is pierced with boar's tusks. Painted with red, white, and black earth pigments.
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1784
86-20
