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Carved and painted wooden mask, of a human face.
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
Materials Wood, Paint, Pigment, Glass, Red cedar, Spruce
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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