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Object Number
65-36-10/44117
Display Title
Carved and painted wooden mask, originally had mustache and beard
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved and painted wooden mask, originally had mustache and beard of fur. the cedar bark on top covers the wearer's head. Orig # 5
Inventory Description
Mask, carved and painted human head, facial features, fibers at top, twine ties
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Salish?
- Nootka?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Alberni Sound; Clayoquote Sound; Nootka Sound
Materials
Wood, Cedar bark, Twine, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 43.2 x 21.1 x 18.5 cm (17 x 8 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-36-10/44117
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold
(1898-1910)
Donor
Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr.
(1965)
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