Finger Mask
Object Number: | NA3881A |
Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
Culture: | Delaware Culture Lenape |
Provenience: | United States of America Pennsylvania (uncertain) Delaware (uncertain) |
Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
Date Made: | 18th century |
Early Date: | 1700 |
Late Date: | 1799 |
Section: | American |
Materials: | Wood Skin |
Technique: | Carved |
Iconography: | Misinghaku'kun Hunting God |
Height: | 5.4 cm |
Width: | 4.4 cm |
Depth: | 3.8 cm |
Description
Carved wood. Representing Misinghali'kun, hunting god and guardian spirit.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania (13 Sep 2008 - 10 Jul 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014 - 01 Jan 2021) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
[Book] Preucel, Robert W., and Wierzbowski, William S., and Williams, Lucy F. 2005. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 110 | View Objects related to this reference |
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