Studio shot of three masks of sculptured wood painted polychrome wood

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Object Number 2004.29.3379

Display Title Studio shot of three masks of sculptured wood painted polychrome wood

Descriptions

Object Description Written on board: "Northwest Coast, United States. Three studio shots. A. Calavas, Paris. First: dance mask of sculptured polychrome wood, human face, aquiline nose and chin ornamented withsmall mask which is in inverted position. Second: dance mask of sculptured polychrome wood, red black and white, human face with painted nos and movable ears, ornamented with incrustations of mother-of-pearl. Third: Mask of sculptured polychrome wood, painted black and brown, face of a warrior."

Keywords

Ethnographic
Mask and Headdress

Subject

Dance
Mask

Department Photographic

Culture

Northwest Coast
North Alaska Coastal Eskimo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Alaska

Additional Geographic Terms Western arctic

Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard

Dimensions Overall: 6.35 x 10.16 cm (2 1/2 x 4 in.)

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