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Caption

Kanak. Mask (Pwemwe), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 24 x 5 x 6 1/4 in. (61 x 12.7 x 15.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1691. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Kanak

Title

Mask (Pwemwe)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: New Caledonia

Medium

Wood

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

24 x 5 x 6 1/4 in. (61 x 12.7 x 15.9 cm)

Inscriptions

Old blue-rimmed label on inside of base, worn, stained, and illegible; ""22.1691" written in black ink on back of mask

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1691

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