Mask outfit

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Culture/People: Ngäbe (Guaymi)
Collector: Neville A. Harte, Non-Indian, 1907-1997; Eva M. Harte (Eva Melcolichif/Mrs. Neville A. Harte), Non-Indian, 1915-2002
Seller: Neville A. Harte, Non-Indian, 1907-1997; Eva M. Harte (Eva Melcolichif/Mrs. Neville A. Harte), Non-Indian, 1915-2002
Presenter/funding source: Sackler Fund; Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987

Collection History: Collected by amateur archaeologist Neville A. Harte (1907-1997, U.S. Army, retired) and his wife Eva M. Harte (1915-2002) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Neville and Eva Harte in 1967 using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
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Place: Penonomé; Penonomé District; Coclé Province; Panama

See related items: Ngäbe (Guaymi); Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/487
Barcode: 240487.001

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Mask outfit
Media/Materials: Deer antler, bark cloth, paint, pig/boar tooth/teeth/tusk
Techniques: Modeled, stamped
Dimensions: 90 x 104 x 116 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6473c6ea0-51b8-40ac-8c5b-48ae6b1d10aa

Record ID: NMAI_256177