Carved Wooden Mask Item Number: E378820-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Hollowed portrait mask. Eyes made movable with cord operated by bearer. Painted in white with stripes of red, black and green. Excellent piece."Notes from Glen Wood, Tsimshian artist, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 8/14/1983: "Looks Tsimshian because of facial features and shape of the eye, probably Nishka. May have been foud among the Kaigani Haida, but style is Tsimshian."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Walter Wolcott in Alaska, USA
- Received on September 21, 1937
What
- Name
- Carved Wooden Mask
- Identification Number
- E378820-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Field Collector
- Walter Wolcott
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 21, 1937
Other
- Accession Number
- 145237