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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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