Mask made from front of human skull covered with clay and painted

Made:
1801-1910 in New Britain

Mask made from front of human skull covered with clay and painted, said to be used in dances to represent the dead, from New Britain, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A14852
Materials:
bone and clay
type:
mask and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust