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Netsuke (Demon Mask)
date
about 1868
creation place
Asia, Japan
medium & support
Carved and lacquered wood
measurements
2 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (5.23 x 3.18 x 3.81 cm)
credit line
Gift of Anna M. Kiern in memory of Reverend C.I. Kiern
accession number
1931.500.085
keywords
accessories, applied art, art, artist, Asians, carving, civilization, clothes, clothing, costume, craft, cult, culture, decoration, demon, human being, Japanese, materiality, Mongolians, nationality, non-Christian religion, ornament, race (human), religion, sculpture, society, supernatural
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