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Object Number
985-27-10/59203
Display Title
Navajo yei bi chai mask. Made of buckskin. Top of mask painted blue. Nose made f
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo yei bi chai mask. Made of buckskin. Top of mask painted blue. Nose made from a gourd w/ fur ruff. Black designs painted on it. Brownish red horsehair attached to mask w/ thongs. Has been patched many times. Dark patina. 51.2x41 cm.
Inventory Description
Mask, leather w/ patches, horsehair, fur-ringed gourd mouth , pigmented, slits
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Canyon de Chelly
Materials
Leather, Horsehair, Gourd, Fur, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 51.2 x 41 x 0.9 cm (20 3/16 x 16 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59203 & 24413
Provenance
Owner
Medicine Man
(1923)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1923 - 1985)
Dealer
Leon H. McSparron
(1923 - 1923)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1923 - 1985)
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