Highlights
Shell Mask
- Nationality/Period
Neolithic Period
- Provenance
Yeongdo-gu
- Materials
Bone, Horn and Shell - Shell
- Category
life in society - life in ceremony - religious ceremonies - others
- Dimensions
H. 10.7cm, W. 12.0cm
- Accession Number
Sinsu22277
To ancient people, the natural world was something to fear, which they attempted to overcome by means of magic. It is presumed that this shell mask unearthed from a shell mound in Dongsam-dong, Busan was used at a ritual held by villagers. It is important material for the study of the religious and creative activities of the people of the Neolithic Period.