Mask, Raven Of The Sea Item Number: 16/8529 from the American Museum of Natural History
Exhibitions
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLATCH (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1991)
Publications
TOTEMS TO TURQUOISE: NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN JEWELRY ARTS OF THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. CHALKER, KARI EXHIBITION CATALOG, 2004, Publisher: HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC.
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ART OF THE POTLATCH. FREED, STANLEY A., 1997, Publisher: POMEGRANATE
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991
FROM THE LAND OF THE TOTEM POLES. JONAITIS, ALDONA, 1988
THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909
Item History
- Made in Gwa'waenox, British Columbia, Canada
- Received from George Hunt
What
- Name
- Mask, Raven Of The Sea
- Identification Number
- 16/8529
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, pigment, hide, iron metal, plant fibre and cord
- Overall
- length 83.0 cm, width 41.0 cm, height 38.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw: Gwa'waenox
- Received from
- George Hunt
Where
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Gwa'waenox, British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Subject
- RAVEN-OF-THE-SEA AND ANTHROPOMORPHIC FACE