Mask
| Object Number: | 70-9-779 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cherokee Eastern Band |
| Provenience: | United States of America North Carolina Big Cove Cherokee |
| Culture Area: | Southeast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 1900-1968 |
| Early Date: | 1900 |
| Late Date: | 1968 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Iconography: | Black Man |
| Length: | 28.5 cm |
| Width: | 19.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Description
Prominent nose and bridge; sunken cheek planes; oval holes for eyes with concentric oval grooves; carved ears flat against side of head; mask covered with black pigment except for eyes, lips, ears and nostrils. Attached card reads: "Black mask obtained from Will Westlong, Cherokee, N.C."
Condition: Crack in LP lower lip. Sent for freezing 6/91. See lead card (before 70-9-776).
Bibliography:
| [Other] Wm. D. Morley, Inc. Inventory and Appraisement - Personal Property - The Estate of Samuel W. Pennypacker, 2nd, Dec'd. - Haldeman Road Schwenksville, RD 1 Penna. October 15, 1968.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 28 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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