Mask

29-175-4

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Face of elderly man. Large curved eyebrows; curve of orbit con-tinuing at base to form beaked nose and giving an inset appearance to eyes which are pierced through iris. Slit mouth. Very large lower lip outthrust to point. Black,red and green paint.

Height 28.5 cm
Width 23 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/8830 - Collector Number

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