"Mei" Mask
CultureMelanesian
Dateearly 20th century
MediumWood, fiber, shells, and pigment
DimensionsOverall (with hair): 26 1/2 × 10 × 5 inches (67.31 × 25.4 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.110
MarkingsOld tape on back with "Denver AP 3-6"
On View
Not on viewTerms
With Harry Franklin, c. 1960;
Purchase from Harry Franklin by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), c. 1960's-2010;
His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;
The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025
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