Gold-colored sequined mask
- Classification
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Decorative Arts
- Category
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Papercrafts
- Object Type
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Masks (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Julia Schor
The mask was used before World War II.
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Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:26:07
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