Finger Mask
| Object Number: | NA3882 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Delaware Culture Lenape |
| Provenience: | United States of America Pennsylvania (uncertain) Delaware (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 18th Century |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1799 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Skin Glass |
| Iconography: | Misinghali'kun Hunting God |
| Height: | 6.4 cm |
| Width: | 3.6 cm |
| Depth: | 3 cm |
Description
Of carved wood. Representing Misinghali'kun, the Mask-being, god of hunting and guardian spirit.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Lenape, The: Wanderers in Their Own Land (20 Jul 1982 - 20 Mar 1983) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania (13 Sep 2008 - 10 Jul 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Preucel, Robert W., and Wierzbowski, William S., and Williams, Lucy F. 2005. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 110-111/Plate 40 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Coe, Ralph T. 1977. Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Indian Art.. Kansas City. Nelson Gallery of Art. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 82/68B | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 8 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Speck, Frank G. 1950. "Concerning Iconology and the Masking Complex in Eastern North America". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 1. pg. 7-52 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 43 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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