Mask
58-12-2
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Eastern Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) | Grand River Reservation (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 58-12-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cayuga | Iroquois |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Eastern Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) | Grand River Reservation (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Horsehair |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | "False Face Mask - Wood. Painted red with black and white circles around eyes, white line on forehead, and black eyebrows. Smiling type (?). Projecting chin. Flat under chin. Mouth, nostrils and eyes pierced. Piece of black-haired horse-tail attached to either side of forehead. One suspension hole top center, one on either side at eye-level." (catalogue card) |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Width | 15.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Thomas Evans, 1958 |
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