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Yam mask

Maker Melanesian

Maker New Guinea

Object number81.17.1491

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions16 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (40.96 x 11.43 x 10.48 cm)

MediumWicker and polychrome

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