NMNH Anthropology

Whalebone Mask

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ROUND MASK HAS SCULPTED FACIAL FEATURES. HAS ALMOND-SHAPED RECESSES FOR INLAID IVORY EYES W/ BALEEN PUPILS. NOSE HAS HOLLOWED NOSTRILS & MOUTH HAS IVORY TEETH). BELOW THE LOWER LIP, ON EITHER SIDE, ARE 2 IVORY LABRETS PROTRUDING OUTWARD. FRONT & BACK SURFACES OF MASK ARE HEAVILY PITTED. IN THE BACK, AT THE TOP IS A RECTANGULAR NOTCH W/ 2 PIERCED HOLES & A GOLD-TONE METAL BALL CHAIN. 25 Jan 2018 1 27.5 cm 18.5 cm 7 cm