Whale-Shaped Mask Used in the Whale Dance Item Number: 05.588.7299 from the Brooklyn Museum

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1900

What

Name
Whale-Shaped Mask Used in the Whale Dance
Identification Number
05.588.7299
Type of Item
whale, dance and mask
Material
hide, wood, pigment and string

Who

Culture
Gwa'sala Kwakwaka'wakw

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1900

Other

Classification
Masks