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Face mask

about 1930–40
Object PlaceAmmassalik, Greenland
Medium/TechniqueWood (probably driftwood) with walrus tusk and pigment
Dimensions26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner
Accession number2002.780
On View
On view
ClassificationsMasks
Collections
Provenance1943, acquired in Ammassalik, Greenland by Carlton Skinner (b. 1913 - d. 2004), Boston; 2002, year-end gift of Carlton and Solange Skinner to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)
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