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Wooden mask of whale
Object Number 69-30-10/1608
Display Title Wooden mask of whale
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mask of whale or bear. Used in ceremony. Would have had an attachement, potentially a dorsal fin.
Inventory Description Carved wood mask, anthropomorphic face with leather headdress, painted
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Haida?
  • Tsimshian?
  • Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Leather, Paint, Whisker
Dimensions Overall: 61.5 x 25.5 x 17 cm (24 3/16 x 10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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