Mask

29-175-29

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-175-29
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nuu-chah-nulth
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Human face. Large, with bar across back. Sloping forehead. Simplified, realistic modelled features. Irises, mouth and nostrils pierced. Two small horns in the form of bird heads above eyebrows. Red and black paint.

Height 46.36
Width 42.86
Depth 25.4
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9131 - Collector Number

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