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Ritual money

20th century
Object PlaceMaprik Region, Papua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueShell, fiber, clay, feathers, pigment
DimensionsLegacy: 21 in.
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.191
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceNovember, 1987, sold by Maurice Bonnefoy (dealer), New York and Garennes-sur-Eure, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Mask
mid to late 20th century
Male figure
20th century
Headdress (susiu)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
19th century
Yam cult head (yina)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Helmet mask
late 19th century
Female figure (nogwi)
19th–20th century