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Object #     2000-150/131
Object name     Mwai Mask
Culture of Origin     Murik Lakes, Angoram, Lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Materials     Wood
Techniques     Carved, Incised
Dimensions     W: 8 in, L: 36.5 in, D: 4 in
Exhibit Label    

The bat at the top of this mask mediates with the ancestors of the skies.

Source     Wallace M. Ruff Trust
Credit     Gift of the Wallace M. Ruff Trust
 

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