Mask

29-175-12

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-12
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Human face. Skull-like,with very large,deep eye-sockets; pierced eyes. Rounded skull. Slight concavity at temples; protruding lips; cheeks concave. The lips and all concavities painted red; the rest of the mask black.

Height 36.7 cm
Width 25.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 8/1589 - Collector Number

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