Mask

70-9-195

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 70-9-195
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tuscarora (uncertain) | Iroquois
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Creator Dan Smith
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Horsehair
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

False Face - Hanging mouth blower. Painted black around the sides, brown face. Centers of eyes, tip of nose and lips are painted red. Red and black strips on cheeks and chin. Black around eyes. Horsehair hair. Mask is distinctly Tuscarora (?) in style and was made by Dan Smith, a member of F.F. Med. Society. (catalogue card)

Height 36 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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