Dancing Mask Item Number: E20577-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Karen Anderson (Nuxalk elder), Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) and Jennifer Kramer (anthropologist) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. The mask almost looks Inuit, unsure how it would be worn. It is possible that it was a clown due to its nose.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Dancing Mask
- Identification Number
- E20577-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
- 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
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004686