Wooden Mask with human hair constructed over a skull
- maker:
- African people
Mask of wood and human hair constructed over a skull, 18th to 20th centuries, probably originated in Africa.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A632087
- Materials:
- skull, bone, mask, wood and inlay, mother of pearl
- Measurements:
-
height 175 mm
- type:
- mask, human remains and skull
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
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