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Headdress

Tomman Islander

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Caption

Tomman Islander. Headdress, early 20th century. Bamboo, leaves, vegetal-fiber paste, tusks, pigment, 20 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 21 in. (52.7 x 49.5 x 53.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 62.18.4.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Headdress

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Bamboo, leaves, vegetal-fiber paste, tusks, pigment

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

20 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 21 in. (52.7 x 49.5 x 53.3 cm)

Inscriptions

"D.39.3 185" written in white on side of base, supposedly a depot number

Credit Line

Frank L. Babbott Fund

Accession Number

62.18.4

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Tomman Islander

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