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
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_281973