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Late 19th to early 20th century
Object PlaceAmmassalik, Greenland
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsOverall: 36.2 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm (14 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner
Accession number2002.787
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
Collections
Provenance1941, 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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