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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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