Mask
29-175-46
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-46 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Nuu-chah-nulth |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Eagle |
| Description | Eagle's head. Formed simply of two pieces of wood with wedge nailed between. Pupils, irises and outlines of eyes painted black within long, green oval-oblong. Red and black design above black eyebrows. Black and red design above black eyebrows. Black and red design at angles of jaw. Opening of beak and nostril (?) indicated in red. Upper beak green. Holes for attachment; no other piercing. |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Length | 32.5 cm |
| Width | 18.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 7/499 - Collector Number |
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