Mask, Matem Item Number: 16/8531 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ART OF THE POTLATCH. FREED, STANLEY A., 1997, Publisher: POMEGRANATE
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991

Item History

What

Name
Mask, Matem
Identification Number
16/8531
Type of Item
mask
Material
wood, pigment, fur, string, metal and hide
Overall
length 93.0 cm, width 71.0 cm, height 69.0 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
MADAM (MYTHOLOGICAL BIRD)