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Spirit mask, Mwai, C-14 dating: 1660–1890 (95.4% probability)
Wood, pigment, human hair, cowrie, Nassa and Conus shell, clay, fiber loops
104.1 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm (41 x 12 x 7 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.218

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Arthur Speyer Collection, Eltville, Germany (before 1912); Harry Franklin Collection, Beverly Hills." (Catalog #168, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 109.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The animal at the bottom appears to be an insect. See previous entry [Friede Cat. # 167]." (Catalog #168, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 109.)

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