Mask

67-15-16

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 67-15-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nuu-chah-nulth (uncertain)
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Wooden mask of red cedar. Human face with whistling mouth. Eyebrows painted black, eyeholes painted red. Some red paint on cheeks. Tag on back says mask is from "Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Colman Dock, Seattle (est. 1899)."

Length 30.5 cm
Width 18.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Gustav J. Martin in memory of late husband, 1967

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