Mask
70-9-780
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove | Cherokee
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-780 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee | Eastern Band |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove | Cherokee |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Metal |
| Iconography | Animal |
| Description | Roughly triangular shaped wood with reddish-brown stain. Black paint under eyes and around top of eyes extending down the sides of the nose. Circle of black paint around mouth and tip of nose. White splotches above left eye area. Straight mouth, with small pieces broken out. Holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth. Conical horns protrude on either side of head near top. Holes on either side for attaching with a string and a thing on one side. |
| Length | 32.5 cm |
| Width | 31.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
| Other Number | NA1733 - Collector Number |
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