Mask Item Number: E129511-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk) 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 artist is the eldest brother of the four Carpenters, who were carvers. One can always tell because of his ears; ears are always on his masks.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on September 14, 1887
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- E129511-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 1887
Other
- Accession Number
- 019597