Mask
29-175-32
From: Canada | British Columbia (uncertain) | Queen Charlotte Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-32 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Haida (uncertain) | Nuu-chah-nulth (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia (uncertain) | Queen Charlotte Islands (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cedar Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Human face. Massive; very heavy with extra board on back parallel to the mask proper with wide channel between. Low, sloping forehead. Inset eyes. The irises represented by very large slit brass cylindrical caps. Curved nose is a separate piece. Wide open mouth with drooping corners. Wide lower face. Crude red and green house-paint. |
| Height | 44.5 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/9136 - Collector Number |
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