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29-175-446
From: United States of America | Alaska | Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-446 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Haida |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Prince of Wales Island (Alaska) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Hair |
| Description | Long stick, flattened back, convex front sur-face and narrowed section in center for grip; maskette nailed each end on curved surfaced. Grip unpainted; back surface to either side has white background with red and black designs, identical; either side on top surface plain black. "Maskettes" have five tufts of hair each, red forehead eye-whites, tip of nose, mouth and below chin; White chin and under eyebrows; black eyes, brows and cheeks. |
| Length | 133 cm |
| Width | 6.8 cm |
| Depth | 5.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 2/1458 - Collector Number |
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