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Mask

20th century
Object PlacePapua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueWood, shell, pigment
Dimensions27 in. h x 5.5 in. d x 4.75 in. w
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.179
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceBruce Seaman, Tahiti. May 21, 1986, sold by Wayne Heathcote (dealer), New York, 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
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late 19th century
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19th–20th century
Mask
19th–20th century
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19th–20th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
20th century
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Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
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late 19th century
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20th century, 1950–2000
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late 19th–early 20th century