Mask made from front of human skull covered with clay and painted

Mask made from front of human skull covered with clay and painted, said to be used in dances to represent the dead, from New Britain, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A14852
Materials:
bone and clay
type:
mask and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust