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Object Number
69-30-10/1664
Display Title
Wooden frontlet
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shakee.at
Object Description
Wooden mask with abalone and dogs teeth. Probably shakee.at frontlet representing dogfish/shark. Ermine headdress frontal. For the Dogfish or Eagle Clan.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, dog teeth, metal eyes, shell inlay border, painted, mended.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Haida?
- Tlingit?
- Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kake?
North America / United States / Alaska / Admiralty Islands / Angoon?
North America / United States / Alaska / Juneau?
North America / United States / Alaska / Admiralty Islands / Angoon?
North America / United States / Alaska / Juneau?
Dimensions
Overall: 19.7 x 17.3 x 7.4 cm (7 3/4 x 6 13/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1664
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Seller
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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