Finger Mask
NA3882
From: United States of America | Pennsylvania (uncertain) | Delaware (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
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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
Section
American
Materials
Wood | Skin | Glass
Iconography
Misinghali'kun | Hunting God
Description
Of carved wood. Representing Misinghali'kun, the Mask-being, god of hunting and guardian spirit.
Height
6.4 cm
Width
3.6 cm
Depth
3 cm
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Williams, Lucy F., William S. Wierzbowski, and Robert W. Preucel. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2005. See: Pages 110-111/Plate 40
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Coe, Ralph T. Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Indian Art . Kansas City: Nelson Gallery of Art, 1977. See: Page 82/68B
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American Indian Life: 1776-1976 . Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1976. See: p. 8View related objects
Speck, Frank G. "Concerning Iconology and the Masking Complex in Eastern North America ." The University Museum Bulletin 15, no. 1. (1950): 7-52. See: p. 43
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Harrington, Mark R. "Some Customs of the Delaware Indians ." The Museum Journal I, no. 3. (1910): 52-60. See: p. 53, fig 32
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