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Object Number
977-30-10/58192
Display Title
Carved and painted wooden mask, of a human face.
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved and painted wooden mask, of a human face. Represents a woman dressed up. Glass eyes set in with red cedar. Funeal mask put over the face of the dead. Cross hatching under eye.
Inventory Description
Carved human face mask, painted blue, red, black, glass behind eyes.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Tlingit
- Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 18 x 9 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
977-30-10/58192 & 67-1976/17 & SPB 203 & 1605
Provenance
Owner
Mr. Morton I. Sosland
(1976)
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/1867-07/1868)
Exchange participant
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
(1950)
Dealer
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
Donor
Mr. Morton I. Sosland
(07/1977)
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