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Painted wooden miniature mask with shredded cedar bark backing
Painted wooden miniature mask with shredded cedar bark backing
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?
  • Historic Period
  • Tsimshian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
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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