Mask, Female Face Item Number: E89049-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "MASKS #71 (89048) AND #72 (THIS MASK) ARE ALWAYS DISPLAYED AS A UNIT. MAN AND WIFE, DISPLAYED IN DANCE." IDENTIFIED AS MASK REPRESENTING WOMAN WEARING LABRET, C. 1840, ON P. 188 OF DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY BY PETER MACNAIR, VANOUVER ART GALLERY, 1998.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Mask, Female Face
- Identification Number
- E89049-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804