Mask
| Object Number: | 70-9-783 |
|---|---|
| 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: | Gourd Fur Pigment |
| Iconography: | White Man |
| Length: | 22.5 cm |
| Width: | 22 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
| Other Number: | NA1732 - Collector Number |
Description
Mask made from stem end of gourd and is round; two slanted, elliptical holes for eyes; large, open mouth with downturned corners; tear-drop shaped nostrils; fur attached for hair at top and in semicircle above nose and above upper lip; eyes outlined in black; moustache painted in black; two red circles, one on each cheek. Number NA1732 written in ink on lower right inside edge of mask.
Condition: Split in bottom back edge. Sent for freezing 6/91. See lead card (before 70-9-776). Broken into four.
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