Mask, Grizzly Bear Item Number: 16/8299 from the American Museum of Natural History

Exhibitions

DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY (VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 1997)

Publications

THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Item History

What

Name
Mask, Grizzly Bear
Identification Number
16/8299
Type of Item
mask
Material
wood, pigment, hide, fur, cloth, plant fibre and metal
Overall
length 37.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, height 29.5 cm

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Koskimo
Field Collector
“BOAS/HUNT” ?
Received from
Franz Boas

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Koskimo, British Columbia, Canada

Other

Subject
GRIZZLY BEAR