Mask Of Dguna Item Number: E175524-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "#175523 FITS ON TOP OF THIS. ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 38; P. 415. COLLECTOR'S TAG: DGUNA AFTER HE TURNED INTO MAN FROM THUNDER BIRD. NO. 33 FITS ON THE HEAD OF THIS ONE. SHOWED BY THE GAMGAMTALAT NAMIMAT."Catalogued as collected in a Tsimshian area, but not typical Tsimshian style, and object is illustrated by Boas in USNM REPT, 1895; FIG. 38; P. 415 as Kwakiutl. Also, #175523, which is identified as fitting on top of this, is identified as Kwakiutl.Mask Representing G'a'mtalal.
Item History
- Made in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on January 7, 1896
What
- Name
- Mask Of Dguna
- Identification Number
- E175524-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian ? or Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) ?
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 7, 1896
Other
- Accession Number
- 030192