Mask
29-175-15
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-15 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kwakiutl |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Wooden,with red and black paint. "Red sky dancer mask". Human face with very high sloping forehead with deep,painted,red wrinkles. Deep eye-sockets outlined by black painted eyebrows and a looped band over the nose. Pierced pupils; irises and outlines of eyes painted black. Long,narrow nose; short upper lip; downcurved mouth. Nail driven into back of mask and wrapped in cloth was probably held in teeth. |
Height | 31 cm |
Width | 20 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 1/3229 - Collector Number |
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