Mask
29-175-41
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-41 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kwakiutl |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Human face. Grotesque. Boldly carved. Nailed together after vertical split. Eyebrows in low relief. Pupils pierced. Curve of nose continued by septum; deep fold exaggerates alae; nostrils concave. Folds from corners of nose bound concave areas. Smiling mouth; lips in high relief. Design in black on left cheek. All areas accentuated by red and black paint. |
| Height | 26.3 cm |
| Width | 20.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8805 - Collector Number |
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