Mask
29-175-40
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-40 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Human face. Flat. Concave areas below slightly carved eyebrows and at each side of chin give slight projection to brow, muzzle and jowls. Narrow, straight nose a separate piece. Irises pierced. Mouth a nearly straight slit. Two nails driven below nostrils. Small hole in chin. Four nailmarks on each side of mask. Black paint: forehead, around eyes, on nose, upper lip to cheeks. |
| Height | 25.5 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/9448 - Collector Number |
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