Mask
29-175-482
From: United States of America | Alaska | Anvik | Lower Yukon River Valley
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-482 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Athapaskan (uncertain) | Deg Hit’an (Ingalik) (uncertain) | Kwakiutl (uncertain) |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Anvik | Lower Yukon River Valley |
Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Small Mask. Somewhat concavo-convex, egg-shaped in outline. Eyes are two large round holes through wood. Smaller open mouth made same way. Slight depression across forehead just above eyes, stopping just before ends of depression meet at position of nose if these were one. (small hole pierced lower center-for suspension?) |
Length | 14.4 cm |
Width | 10.4 cm |
Depth | 3.6 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 6/8817 - Collector Number |
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