Mask
29-175-45
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-45 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Nuu-chah-nulth |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Hair | Tooth |
| Description | Animal head (wolf?). Eyes long oblong-oval; outlines blue: irises red; pupils black. End of nose split and pierced to form two large, yellow rings lined with red. Mouth grooved to show double row of white teeth; double row of piercings between teeth. Ground of mask yellow, with red, blue and black designs. Hair inserted at top. Broken and re-paired on left front and bottom. |
| Height | 16.5 cm |
| Length | 17.6 cm |
| Width | 12.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8854 - Collector Number | 17 - Other Number |
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