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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 / United States / Alaska
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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