Donor Name:

Dr. William L. Abbott  Search this

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Leh (not certain), Ladakh (not certain), Kashmir, India, Asia

Accession Date:

21 May 1895

Notes:

FROM CARD: "PAPIER MACHE" FROM CARD: "175,173A. CEREMONIAL MASK.-GROTESQUE FACE HAVING AN EYE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREHEAD; MADE OF A COMPOSITION WORKED UPON A BACKING OF CLOTH AND PAINTED. USED BY THE LAMAS IN THEIR DRAMAS. LEH, LADAKH. 175,173. GIFT OF DR. W. L. ABBOTT."

Record Last Modified:

31 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

029359

USNM Number:

E175173-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39de58bfe-fc7d-4db2-97a6-33a043977e56

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8350541