Mask
29-175-9
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kwakiutl |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Human face. Top of head cut off. Pronounced eyebrow ridgesOval pierced eyes. Thin nose with very narrow bridge. The slightly upturned character of the nose and the pronounced cheeks accented by a band of red paint. Wide mouth (not slit) with outthrust tongue. Some black paint. Pierced at each side for attachment. |
| Height | 22.3 cm |
| Width | 15.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8829 - Collector Number |
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