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Object Number
985-27-10/59205
Display Title
Navajo yei bi chai mask. Made from pieces of buckskin. One piece hangs down in f
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo yei bi chai mask. Made from pieces of buckskin. One piece hangs down in front. Has been patched several times. Top of mask painted blue. Nose made from gourd w/ fur ruff around it. Black symbols painted below nose. Hair dyed red. Thong hangs down and is tied to piece of fiber. 50.6x40.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Mask, leather hood, horsehair, fur-ringed gourd mouth, pigmented, slits at nec
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Canyon de Chelly
Dimensions
Overall: 50.6 x 40.7 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59205 & 24415
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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