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Long narrow carved wood mask with four opposing hooks extending out from front horizontal surface. Two hollow tubes fixed on disc at center. Small bird head carved at top. Painted in stripes of red, white and black. Carved from single piece of wood.
Garra mask
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Garra mask

Maker Bahinemo (Papua New Guinea, Hunstein Mountains)
Date20th century
Place of originEast Sepik, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
MediumWood, pigment
Dimensions32 x 6 x 6 1/4 in. (81.3 x 15.2 x 15.9 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring and Marion D. Jorgensen
Object numberS85-SPNG-G47
Collections
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