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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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