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Sea Monster and Duck Mask

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Object Details

Culture/People

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Artist/Maker

Richard C. Hunt (Gwe-la-yo-gwe-la-gya-les), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), b. 1951

Donor

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Previous owner

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Previous seller

Spirit Wrestler Gallery

Previous owner

Spirit Wrestler Gallery

Collection History

Purchased by R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007) from the Spirit Wrestler Gallery (Vancouver, British Columbia) in 2005; donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2006.

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Date created

2004

Catalog Number

26/5746

Barcode

265746.000

Object Type

Masks and Masking

Title

Sea Monster and Duck Mask

Object Name

Mask

Media/Materials

Cedar, paint, plastic, cordage

Techniques

Carved, painted

Dimensions

44 x 31.75 x 18 cm

Place

Victoria; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)

Archipelago

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name

Vancouver Island

See related items

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Masks and Masking

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608107923-7459-47a6-8031-1c27f55bc2eb

Record ID

NMAI_281973

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