About the Artwork
Bird-Like Mask
before 1904
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Oceanian
Papuan gulf
Bamboo, bark and bark cloth
17 3/8 × 13 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches (44.1 × 34.9 × 14.6 cm)
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Oceanic Art
Gift of Frederick Stearns
68.199
Public Domain
Markings
Tag on object: "Mask New Guinea Karema. Used in religious dances. J.C.S. London 9/15/03 for $4.00"
Provenance
Frederick Stearns Collection;1968-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Papua Gulf, Oceanian, Bird-Like Mask, before 1904, bamboo, bark and bark cloth. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 68.199.
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