Mask
29-175-36
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-36 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Nuu-chah-nulth |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Human face. Round face with narrow jaw. Mask simply carved in broad planes. Eye region concave. Small, slit, smiling mouth. Curved nose a separate piece of wood. Handle carved from piece as mask. Black paint: eyes, eyebrows, marks on forehead and cheeks. Remains of white allover paint. |
| Height | 26.2 cm |
| Width | 13.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8851 - Collector Number |
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