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Object Number
05-7-10/64468
Display Title
Mask of copper
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask of copper; hammered copper, represents eagle or hawk in semi-human guise. Eyes and mouth inlaid with abalone shell, outlined with incised detail. Large eyebrows of copper attached with copper rivets. Feather of petal-like headress. Two holes drilled on each side for hide fastening; mask with hawk face inlaid with abalone shell
Inventory Description
Mask, copper anthropomorphic, abalone inlay eyes and mouth, leather straps
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Mid 1800s
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Copper, Abalone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 17.4 x 6.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
05-7-10/64468; 41.17 (peabody)
Credit Line
Gift of Lewis H. Farlow, 1905
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(unknown-01/1905)
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