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Carved wooden mask representing a bear.
Carved wooden mask representing a bear.
Object Number 65-36-10/44126
Display Title Carved wooden mask representing a bear.
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden mask representing a bear at one time had bear hair over the majority of surface. Glass remaining in one eye was originally from a pair of eye glasses. Orig #3
Inventory Description Mask, carved and painted bear head, perforated nose, fur missing, many nails
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nootka?
  • Salish?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms Alberni Sound, Clayoquote Sound or Nootka Sound, either
Materials Wood , Metal , Fur on Hide , Glass
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 38 x 17.5 cm (6 7/8 x 14 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-36-10/44126
Provenance
Collector Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold (1898-1910)
Donor Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr. (Nov 11 1965)

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