Sea monster mask

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Object Details

Culture/People

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Possible collector

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

MAI agent

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Presenter/funding source

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History

Collected or purchased from an unknown source by George Heye for MAI during travel in British Columbia in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Date created

circa 1900

Catalog Number

10/254

Barcode

100254.000

Object Type

Masks and Masking

Object Name

Sea monster mask

Media/Materials

Wood, bearskin/fur, paint, cordage

Techniques

Carved, painted

Dimensions

182 x 50 x 73 cm

Place

Cape Mudge; Strathcona Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

Archipelago

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name

Vancouver Island

See related items

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Masks and Masking

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c97fd96-102a-4735-9e1e-358eda7a8867

Record ID

NMAI_108120