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Mask of jaguar, painted pitch with bark cloth hood (3 dimensional)
Mask of jaguar, painted pitch with bark cloth hood (3 dimensional)
Object Number 53-47-30/7511
Display Title Mask of jaguar, painted pitch with bark cloth hood (3 dimensional)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress mask of jaguar with yellow and white spots on black resin, mirror eyes
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1953
Culture
  • Yukuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Southwestern Colombia
Materials Bark, Resin, Pigment, Fiber, Feather, Mirror, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 23 x 19 cm (14 15/16 x 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53-47-30/7511 / 7511 / XXII
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Richard E. Schultes, 1953
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (Spring 1953)
Donor Donated by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (October 1953)

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