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Head, part of carved and painted wooden mask with attached wings
Head, part of carved and painted wooden mask with attached wings
Object Number 65-36-10/44130.1
Display Title Head, part of carved and painted wooden mask with attached wings
Descriptions
Object Description Carved and painted wooden mask with attached wings representing an Eagle. The attached wings are moveable with hand holds and shaped arm pieces on back of wings. The wearer could move the wings with his arms. The eyes are metal domes made from bicycle bells or door bells. The lower jaw is manipulatible. Orig # 12
Inventory Description Head of carved bird mask, metal eye, movable jaw, burlap hood
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 1910 or earlier
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw?
  • Salish?
  • Nootka?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms Alberni Sound; Clayoquote Sound; Nootka Sound
Materials Wood , Paint , Metal
Dimensions Overall: 135.2 x 25 x 3.9 cm (53 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-36-10/44130.1
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr., 1972
Provenance
Collector Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold (1898-1910)
Donor Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr. (Dec 27, 1972)

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