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Painted wooden mask
Object Number 69-30-10/1603
Display Title Painted wooden mask
Descriptions
Object Description Polychrome mask. Although no spines appear to have been incorporated in the design, the broad and flat lips and the shape of the cheek both suggest that this mask represents a sculpin. Mask representing a person, probably heldCarved spruce or yellow cedar, surfaces painted w/ red, blue, red-brown pigments.
Inventory Description Carved human face mask, painted, cracked
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Pigment, Binder
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 16.5 x 9.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1603
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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