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Mask

Artist TAPIRARO

Mediumfeather, wood, cane, and cord

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Dr. David R. Nalin

Object number2006.4.26

DescriptionMask w/ two protruding eyes. Blue-green feathers, with one larger red feather at top, wrapped around outside of mask. Feathers attacked to half oval of canes wrapped in string. Face of mask mad of red + blue breen feathers, in this design across eyes. Mask also has 2 protruding eye seperate made mostly of yellow feathers and 1 or 2 blue feathers. Eyeballs made of same shell (mother of pearl?) that eyelids are made of. Teeth possibly made of bone.

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