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Object Number
69-30-10/1665
Display Title
Painted wooden miniature mask with shredded cedar bark backing
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted wooden miniature mask with shredded cedar bark backing. Finger mask for dancing or playing.
Inventory Description
Small carved wooden human face mask, painted blue, red, with bark backing.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Tsimshian?
- Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Yakutat Borough
Additional Geographic Terms
Mount St. Elias, Territory south of
Materials
Wood, Bark, Cedar bark
Dimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 10.5 x 3.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1665
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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