Mask
| Object Number: | 45-15-2 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Haida |
| Provenience: | Canada British Columbia Queen Charlotte Islands |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment Glass |
| Technique: | Carved Inlaid |
| Iconography: | Woman Labret |
| Length: | 22.9 cm |
| Width: | 20.8 cm |
| Depth: | 11.11 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
Description
Mask carved to represent a woman wearing a large oval labret. Painted red, dark green and black with inset blue beads for pupils.Pegged in thong to be held by teeth.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1951 - 31 Dec 1951) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Coe, Ralph T. 1977. Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Indian Art.. Kansas City. Nelson Gallery of Art. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 138/279 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] King, Jonathan C. 1979. Portrait Masks from the Northwest Coast of America.. London. Thames & Hudson. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 56/Figure 50 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Williams, Lucy F. 2003. Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 39, pl. 32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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