Mask

Object Number:

29-175-34

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Nuu-chah-nulth

Provenience:

Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver Island

Culture Area:

Northwest Coast

Section:

American

Materials:

Wood
Pyrite
Hair
Pigment

Iconography:

Bear

Description:

Head of wolf. Large round eyes en-circled by grooce; raised irises inset with scraps of mica or pyrite. Tip of upturned nose surrounded with bristles. Large pierced nostrils and mouth lined with red paint. Movable jaw. Natural wood teeth nailed in upper jaw. Ears separate pieces. Most of mask painted black; inside of ears unpainted. Two small holes on each side of mask for attachment.

Credit Line:

Exchange from George G. Heye before 1917

Other Number:

6/8838

Collector Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978)

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