Wooden Mask Item Number: E219892-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Mask of wood - from Victoria reservation of the Skomish people, Vancouver Island, a family mask, worn upon festival occasions, representing a human face." Identified as Nuu-chah-nulth style by Barbara Brotherton, Seattle Art Museum, 11-6-2007.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on January 13, 1903
What
- Name
- Wooden Mask
- Identification Number
- E219892-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Songhees ? or Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) ?
- Field Collector
- Lt. George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 13, 1903
Other
- Accession Number
- 040383