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Miniature mask with rawhide strap. Painted.
Miniature mask with rawhide strap. Painted.
Object Number 976-1-10/53087
Display Title Miniature mask with rawhide strap. Painted.
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature mask with rawhide strap. Painted. Legend on forehead: 18924 sitka...J G Swan
Inventory Description Carved wooden miniature human face mask, labret, leather ties, broken, painted.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1876
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Sitka Borough / Sitka
Materials Wood, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 5.3 x 3.5 cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18924 Sitka J G Swan; 976-1-10/53087 & 18294 / Sitka...JG Swan
Provenance
Collector James G. Swan
Donor Donated by National Museum of Natural History

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