bm-pacific: Gable Mask (Koruru), ca. 1860, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific IslandsCarved wooden
bm-pacific: Gable Mask (Koruru), ca. 1860, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific IslandsCarved wooden ornament for a house gable in the form of a human face with pieces of pāua shell inserted in the eyes; richly carved Size: 19 7/8 x 10 ¾ x 1 7/8 in. (50.5 x 27.3 x 4.8 cm)Medium: Wood, pāua shellhttps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/16244 -- source link
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