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Wooden spirit mask

Made:
Canada
Wooden spirit mask Wooden spirit mask
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Wooden spirit mask, with removable beak, used by a Shaman possibly of the Haida Indians, Canadian

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645087
Materials:
wood and leather
Measurements:
overall: 145 mm x 200 mm x 140 mm, .16 kg
type:
mask
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

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