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Object Number
995-29-10/73519A
Display Title
Unpainted Echo mask (A) with beak (B) attachable by pin (C)
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved unpainted transformation mask of cedar. Very stylized human head with bulging eyes and open mouth. Long raven beak with delicately carved stylized features is attachable through the mouth and secured by a pin. Mask is signed inside "Henry Hunt". Identified by Bowers as "Echo Man".
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human head, open slit in mouth for bird beak
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Artist
Henry Hunt
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Vancouver Island
Materials
Cedar
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 x 20 x 24 cm (12 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73519A Henry Hynes
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950-1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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