Mask
58-12-1
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Eastern Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) | Cattaraugus Reservation (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 58-12-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Seneca (uncertain) | Iroquois |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Eastern Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) | Cattaraugus Reservation (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Metal | Horsehair |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | "False Face Mask - Wood. Painted red. Straight-lipped type with spines on forehead above nose bridge. Two grooves on forehead either side of spine. Arched ridge on lower portion of face. Small portion of mouth pierced through. Metal discs nailed to eyes and eye-holes punched through. One-piece of gray-haired horse tail nailed across top. Two suspension holes near top, and one on either side about eye-level." (catalogue card) |
| Length | 36 cm |
| Width | 17 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Thomas Evans, 1958 |
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