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Painted cedar bear mask
Object Number 995-29-10/73520
Display Title Painted cedar bear mask
Descriptions
Object Description Large carved cedar bear mask with hinged jaw and large snout. White teeth with red lips and nostrils, black face with turquoise area around the eyes. Black and white eyes outlined in red and black. Short stubby bear ears: red ringed with white and black on the inside, and red on the outside. Top of head and back of mask are covered with bear fur; ears are also ringed with fur. Signed on the inside "Tsungani 77."
Inventory Description Carved wooden bear mask, hinged jaw, painted, fur on top and sides
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 1977
Artist Tsungani
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms Canada and British Columbia, coast of; Northwest Coast
Materials Cedar, Bear fur
Dimensions Overall: 27.9401 × 30.4801 × 38.1001 cm (11 × 12 × 15 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73520
Credit Line Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1950-1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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