Mask

Object number81.17.1399

ProvenanceAcquired by Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington (date and location unknown); bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

MediumWood and pigments

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