Mask Item Number: 1884.114.111 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Notes Recorded During Mapping
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ? or Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected by Frederick Dally
- Owned
- Received from Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers during 1884
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 1884.114.111
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, pigment, animal fur skin, caribou hair animal ?, animal hide skin, animal sinew and cotton textile plant
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and glued
- Overall
- width 290.0 mm, depth 135.0 mm, height 280.0 mm
Who
- Culture
- Haida ? or Nuxalk ?
- Creator
- “Unknown” ?
- Field Collector
- Frederick Dally
- Previous Owner
- “Frederick Dally. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884. It was delivered to South Kensington Museum in March 1881. It was probably displayed at South Kensington Museum between 1881 - 1884.” ?
- Received from
- Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ? or Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1884
Other
- Keyword
- Mask; Dance Accessory
- Class
- Mask; Dance