Mask, Devil Dance, (Bihiri Sanni)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 10 Aug 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1981 to 1982
name: label: Collector
content: Jason Schoonover
label: Donor Name
content: Jason Schoonover
notes: label: Notes
content: DEVIL DANCE MASK - BIHIRI SANNI (DEAFNESS). THE DEMON RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING A LOSS OF HEARING. CARVED WOOD WITH REMNANTS OF RED PAINT. WHITE PLASTIC TEETH, RED CLOTH LIPS, BEARD STRAW LIKE - JUTE? THE TEETH AND BEARD ARE NEWER VINTAGE. OPENING UNDER EYES FOR THE WEARER TO SEE OUT. CRACK ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH WIRE. RIGHT SIDE OF CHIN BROKEN. WOOD VERY LIGHTWEIGHT, WORN AND DAMAGED.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sri Lanka, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 364316
label: USNM Number
content: E424100-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mask