Mask "Tsonoqoa" Item Number: E129516-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Illus. in Boas, USNM - AR 1895, "Kwakiutl Indians", p. 372, figure 13."According to Marianne Nicolson (artist/researcher), Brian Nicolson and Mike Willie of the Dzawada'enuxw First Nation of British Columbia, this mask is "from Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island)."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on September 14, 1887
What
- Name
- Mask "Tsonoqoa"
- Identification Number
- E129516-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 1887
Other
- Accession Number
- 019597